Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.123, No.8, 1788-1789, 2001
N,N '-dimethylpiperazinium-2,3-dithione triiodide, [Me(2)Pipdt]I-3, as a powerful new oxidation agent toward metallic platinum. Synthesis and X-ray structures of the reagent and the product [Pt(Me(2)Pipdt)(2)](I-3)(2)