Platinum(II) bis(acetylacetonate) explained

Platinum(II) bis(acetylacetonate) is the coordination compound with the formula Pt(O₂C₅H₇)₂, abbreviated Pt(acac)₂. The homoleptic acetylacetonate complex of platinum(II), it is a yellow, benzene-soluble solid. According to X-ray crystallography, the Pt center is square planar.^[1] The compound is a widely used precursor to platinum-based catalysts.^[2]

The complex is prepared by the reaction of the platinum(II) aquo complex [Pt(H₂O)₄]²⁺ with acetylacetone.^[3]

See also

• Palladium(II) bis(acetylacetonate)
• Nickel(II) bis(acetylacetonate)

Notes and References

1. 10.1524/ncrs.2011.0147. Crystal Structure of Bis(pentane-2,4-dionato)κ²O,O')platinum(II), Pt(C₅H₇O₂)₂. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures. 226. 2011. Ha. Kwang. 3 . free.
2. High-Performance Transition Metal-Doped Pt₃Ni Octahedra for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Xiaoqing Huang . Zipeng Zhao . Liang Cao . Yu Chen . Enbo Zhu . Zhaoyang Lin . Mufan Li . Aiming Yan . Alex Zettl . Alex Zettl . Y. Morris Wang . Xiangfeng Duan . Tim Mueller . Yu Huang. Science. 2015. 348. 6240 . 1230–1234 . 10.1126/science.aaa8765. 26068847 . 2015Sci...348.1230H . free.
3. Book: The Bis(β‐diketonato)Platinum(II)Complexes. Seichi. Okeya. Shinichi. Kawaguchi. The bis(β-Diketonato)Platinum(II) Complexes . Inorganic Syntheses. 20. 65–67. 1980. 10.1002/9780470132517.ch20. 9780470132517 .