Mono- and di-nuclear platinum(II) complexes containing O- and N-bonded acetamide

The preparation, characterization, and interconversion reactions of a series of novel O- and N-bonded acetamide and deprotonated N- and N,O-bonded acetamido derivatives of platinum(II)-terpy (terpy = 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine) are described. The X-ray structures of the mononuclear N-acetamido and an unusual di-nuclear N,O-acetamido species are also reported.