Macrocyclic Sulfur Ligand Stabilized <i>Trans</i>‐Palladium Dichloride Complex: Syntheses, Structure, Chlorine Rotation, and Application in <i>α</i>‐Olefination of Nitriles by Primary Alcohols
This report describes the synthesis and characterization of a new seventeen membered macrocyclic sulfur ligand coordinated trans-palladium dichloride complex. The potential energy surface (PES) studies suggested a barrier of ~23.81 Kcal/mol for chlorine rotation. The complex showed excellent catalytic activity and selectivity for α-olefination of nitriles by primary alcohols. Only 2.5 mol% catalyst