Redox-demercuration of phenylmercury 4-fluorothiophen-oxide by tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)platinum(0)

Abstract A method for the synthesis of organoplatinum compounds containing a PtS σ-bond has been found. PhPt(PPh 3 ) 2 SC 6 H 4 F-4 and 4-FC 6 H 4 Pt(PPh 3 ) 2 SPh was obtained by redox-demercuration of PhHgSC 6 H 4 F-4 under the action of Pt(PPh 3 ) 4 .