Abstract
Hexakis(PCP-pincer) complexes [C6{PtBr(PCP)}6] (5d) and [C6{RuCl(PCP)(PPh3)}6] (5e) were synthesized via the transcyclometalation (TCM) procedure. Mixing the hexakis(PCHP-arene) ligand 7 with six equivalents of [PtBr(NCN)] (1a) or [RuCl(NCN)(PPh3)] (1b), respectively, resulted in the selective metalation of all PCP-ligand sites and the concomitant formation of six equivalents of the NCHN-arene ligand. This
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