“Lantern‐Shaped” Platinum(III) Complexes with Axially Bound 9‐Ethylguanine or 1‐Methylcytosine (L) of General Formula [Pt2{HN=C(But)O}4L2](NO3) 2

Abstract

The synthesis, NMR characterization, and X-ray crystallography of "lantern-shaped" platinum(III) complexes with four pivaloamidate bridging ligands and two 9-ethylguanines (9-EtG) or 1-methylcytosines (1-MeC) in axial positions are reported: cis-N(2)O(2)-[Pt(2){HN=C(Bu(t))O}(4)(9-EtG)(2)](NO(3))(2) and cis-N(2)O(2)-[Pt(2){HN=C(Bu(t))O}(4)(1-MeC)(2)](NO(3))(2). The last complex is, to the best of our knowledge, the first dinuclear compound of platinum(III) with axially bound 1-MeC.