Abstract
The first persistent platinum(I)‐centered radical was generated by homolytic cleavage of a Pt−HgSiR3bond of a mercury‐substituted platinum(II) complex. The PtIradical was characterized by EPR spectroscopy, chemical trapping experiments, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations.
Funding Information
  • Israel Science Foundation
  • Minerva Foundation

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