Platinadithiolene-conjugated pyrylium salt with strong intramolecular donor-acceptor interaction

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Feb 28;47(8):2330-2. doi: 10.1039/c0cc04762g. Epub 2010 Dec 15.

Abstract

Protonation of a new platinum complex, Pt(1-pdtAq)((t)Bu(2)bpy), where 1-pdtAq is 1-(phenyldithiolenethynyl)anthraquinone, afforded a cyclized structure, [Pt(1-pdtPyl)((t)Bu(2)bpy)](+), with a unique electronic structure due to intense intramolecular charge transfer.