Oxidative addition to dimethylplatinum (II) compounds containing bulky nitrogen ligands: crystal structures of compounds [PtMe3I{(Me2NCH2CH2NCH)Ar}] (Ar = phenanthryl or anthryl)

Oxidative addition of methyl iodide to platinum(II) compounds containing phenanthryl or anthryl groups produced the corresponding platinum(IV) compounds. Isomerisation processes were studied and DFT calculations have been performed.