Interplay between nitronates and nitriles accomplished in a PtIV-mediated reaction

Reaction between the coordinated propanenitriles in trans-[PtCl4(EtCN)2] and the cyclic nitronate (1) gives the N-acylated iminocomplex (2) which is unstable in wet solvents and undergoes hydrolysis to furnish (3). The formulation of 2 and 3 was supported by satisfactory C, H, and N elemental analyses, agreeable HRESI+-MS, IR, 1H NMR spectroscopies, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction (for trans-3).