U- to Z-shape isomerization in a Pt2Ag2 framework containing pyridyl-NHC ligands

Shinnosuke Horiuchi, Sangjoon Moon, Eri Sakuda, Akitaka Ito, Yasuhiro Arikawa, Keisuke Umakoshi
2018 Dalton Transactions  
A highly twisted U-shaped Pt2Ag2 complex bearing pyridyl–NHC ligands showed isomerization to Z-shaped conformations via an intermolecular process. 1H NMR experiments revealed that the isomerization reached U : Z = 2 : 1 ratio in a thermodynamic equilibrium state.
doi:10.1039/c8dt01047a pmid:29713705 fatcat:bbrbyj6aijdwnf2tnwyszlgt2m