Tris(trimethylstannyl)silyl Complexes of Ruthenium and Platinum

By addition of (THF)3 LiSi(SnMe3 )3 to the appropriate metal chloride reagent, the complexes Cp* (PMe3 )2 RuSi(SnMe3 )3 (1,Cp* = η5 – C5 Me5 ) and (dcpe)Pt[Si(SnMe3 )3 ] Cl(2, dcpe = Cy2 PCH2 CH2 Pcy2 ) have been prepared and structurally characteriz