Accepted Manuscript Research paper Push-Pull Ligands to Enhance the Oxygen Activation Step in Catalytic Oxida- tion with Platinum Complexes Anwar Abo-Amer, Paul D. Boyle, Richard J. Puddephatt PII: S0020-1693(17)31709-7 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2017.12.028 Reference: ICA 18062 To appear in: Inorganica Chimica Acta Received Date: 7 November 2017 Revised Date: 19 December 2017 Accepted Date: 21 December 2017 Please cite this article as: A. Abo-Amer, P.D. Boyle, R.J. Puddephatt, Push-Pull Ligands to Enhance the Oxygen Activation Step in Catalytic Oxidation with Platinum Complexes, Inorganica Chimica Acta (2017), doi: https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2017.12.028 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.