Reductive Elimination ofsym-Diphenyltetramethyldisilane fromcis-Bis(pheny1dimethylsilyl)bis(phosphine)platinum(II) Complexes

Abstract Reductive elimination of cis-bis(phenyldimethylsilyl)bis(phosphine)platinum(II) complexes was found to occur to give sym-diphenyltetramethyldisilane together with redistribution by-products. Addition of free phosphine was favorable for the reductive elimination, and the disilane was formed in more than 80% yields.