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F. Stöhr, S. Thompson, D. Sturmayr, J. Pfeiffer, U. Schubert:
"The Reactivity of Platinum Complexes Containing Hemilabile Ligands Towards Silanes and Stannanes";
in: "Organosilicon Chemistry V - From Molecules to Materials", N. Auner, J. Weis (ed.); Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2003, ISBN: 3-527-30670-6, 456 - 461.

The reactivity of Pt(II) complexes towards organosilanes is greatly enhanced by hemilabile chelating ligands R₂N-R'-PPh₂(P_N). (P_N)PtMe₂ reacts with HSiR₃ to yield the complexes (P_N)Pt(SiR₃)Me and (P_N)Pt(SiR₃)₂ along with MeSiR₃. An excess of HSi(OMe)₃ is catalytically converted into Si(OMe)₄. P_N-substituted Pt(II) complexes also catalyze the formation of disiloxanes from HSiR₃ and C-Cl/Si-H exchange reactions. The latter reaction yields dechlorinated hydrocarbons and chlorosilanes. Reaction of (P_N)PtMe₂ with ClSiPhMe₂ results in the stoichiometric formation of Ph₂Me₄Si₂, along with the Pt(IV) complex (P_N)Pt(Cl)Me₃ and the Pt(II) complex (P_N)Pt(Cl)Me. The corresponding bisphosphine complex (dppe)PtMe₂ undergoes none of these reactions.

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