(a) The reaction occurs by a dissociative mechanism and the first order rate constants, k 1 , vary with the nature of substituent X as follows CO 3 P(OPh) 3 nBu 3 Comment on these data (b) The ligand, L, shown below forms the complex PtLCl which reacts with pyridine to give PtL(py) 2 The observed r...

a The given reaction occurs by a dissociative mechanism and the firstorder rate constants k1 vary with the nature of the substituent X as follows CO P ...

(a) The reaction: occurs by a dissociative mechanism and the first order rate constants, k 1 ,...

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(a) The reaction:

occurs by a dissociative mechanism and the first order rate constants, k₁, vary with the nature of substituent X as follows: CO 3 ≈ P(OPh)₃nBu₃: Comment on these data.

(b) The ligand, L, shown below forms the complex [PtLCl]⁺ which reacts with pyridine to give [PtL(py)]²⁺.