On the appearance of nitrite anion in [PdX(OAc)L-2] and [Pd(X)(C boolean AND N)L] syntheses (X = OAc or NO2): photocrystallographic identification of metastable Pd(eta(1)-ONO)(C boolean AND N)PPh3

Somia E. Bajwa, Thomas E. Storr, Lauren E. Hatcher, Thomas J. Williams, Christoph G. Baumann, Adrian C. Whitwood, David R. Allan, Simon J. Teat, Paul R. Raithby, Ian J. S. Fairlamb

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1656-1661
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Science
Volume3
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2012

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