Abstract
Pd-3(OAc)(5)NO2, an impurity in "Pd(OAc)(2)" {formally Pd-3(OAc)(6)}, emerges as a serious issue in the synthesis of pure Pd-II complexes derived from Pd(OAc)(2), for example in our C-H activation precatalyst, Pd(OAc)(2)(pip)(2) (pip piperidine). A previous proposal that nitrite anion can be formed by oxidation of CH3CN by metallic Pd and air, leading to cyclo(ortho)palladated complexes containing nitrite anion, e.g. Pd(NO2)(C boolean AND N) L (C boolean AND N = papaverine; L = CH3CN or DMSO) can be explained by Pd-3(OAc)(5)NO2 acting as the nitrite source. Finally, photocrystallographic metastable linkage isomerisation and complete conversion to an oxygen-bound nitrito complex Pd(eta(1)-ONO)(C boolean AND N)PPh3 has been observed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1656-1661 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Chemical Science |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2012 |