Four-membered chelate aminoalkenyl complexes of platinum(II). Synthesis, carbonylation and oxidation to aminoacidato complexes

Amination of PtII-allene complexes of the type cis[PtCl2(Me2CCCHR)(PPh3)] gives the new four-membered C, N chelate aminoalkenyl complexes [ PtC(CMe 2 )CHRN Me2(PPh3)Cl]. These undergo ready insertion of carbon monoxide into the CPt σ-bond; the resulting acyl complexes are oxidized by hydrogen peroxide to aminoacidato complexes, and the free unsaturated β-aminoacids can be recovered in good yield by ligand displacement.