Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.44, No.21, 7265-7267, 2005
Unassisted eta(2)-coordination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to platinum(II)
The coordination of phenanthrene to the d(8) P '' center in (SP-4-2)-[Pt(C6F5)(2)(CO) (eta(2)-C14H10)] causes a slight pyramidalization at the metal-bound C atoms (C-9 and C-10), but no perceptible elongation of the corresponding C-C bond [C(13)-C(14) 132.0(5) vs. 133.8(5) pm in the free ligand].