Abstract
The interaction of diethyldithiocarbamate (Et2DTC) with diaquaethylenediamineplatinum(II) has been studied spectrophotometrically in aqueous medium as a function of [substrate complex], [ligand], temperature and pH at constant ionic strength. The reaction proceeds via rapid outer-sphere association complex formation followed by two consecutive steps: the first is ligand dependent and second is assigned to intramolecular ring closure. The low enthalpy and negative entropy of activation indicate an associative mode of activation for both steps.
