Facile C-C bond formation prompted by an electrophilic fluorinating reagent from bis(alkynyl) platinum complexes.

Electrophilic fluorination of bis(phenylacetylene)-platinum(II) complexes containing bipy or dppe as ancillary ligands at room temperature leads to C-C reductive elimination. In this regard, Selectfluor (-chloromethyl-'-fluorotriethylenediammonium bis(tetrafluoroborate)) was used in the reactions at room temperature, under air and without using dry solvents. Through experimental and computational studies, the influence of ancillary ligands on the C-C reductive elimination reaction was investigated.