Kinetico-mechanistic studies on CX (X = H, F, Cl, Br, I) bond activation reactions on organoplatinum(II) complexes

•Relevant kinetic and activation parameters for CX bond activation on organoplatinum(II) complexes.•Kinetico-mechanistic data on CX bond activation at mono and binuclear organoplatinum(II) compounds.•Kinetico-mechanistic data on intramolecular CX bond activation and subsequent reductive elimination.

The activation of CX bonds in homogeneous systems is a relevant topic in relation to important catalytic industrial processes involving organic substrates and producing high value-added compounds. However, despite the large amount of information that can be extracted from kinetico-mechanistic studies, as well as the improvement and availability of time-resolved and chemometric techniques, no generalisation of temperature and pressure mechanistic data about CX oxidative additions has been conducted so far. This review collects the information available from kinetico-mechanistic studies carried out on CX bond activation on PtII organometallic complexes in our groups, independently or in collaboration with others. Data concerning intermolecular CX bond activation at both mono and binuclear organoplatinum(II) compounds as well as intramolecular CX bond activation and associated reductive eliminations at organoplatinum(II) complexes are presented.

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