Reactivity and electrochemical properties of the d8–d8 Pd2(dppm)2(Cl)2(Me)2 towards MeI
摘要:
The title dimer reacts with MeI or KI to form [Pd-2(dppm)(2)(mu-I)(Me)(2)]I. The latter has been characterized from X-ray crystallography, and exhibits a A-frame structure with a Pd...Pd separation of 3.061 Angstrom. The 4-electron reduction of the d(8)-d(8) title starting material Pd-2(dppm)(2)(Cl)(Me)(2) and resulting [Pd-2(dppm)(2)(mu-I)(Me)(2)]I product in the presence of dppm, produces the known Pd-2(dppm)(3) dimer. The presence of intermediates such as the d(9)-d(9) 'Pd-2(dppm)(2)(Me)(2)' and d(10)-d(10) 'Pd-2(dppm)(2)(I)(n)(n-)' species are suspected, and P-31 NMR indicates evidence for the relatively unstable mononuclear Pd(dppm)(Me)(2) complex. The reductive electrolysis of both d(8)-d(8) dimers in the presence of an excess of MeI leads to an increase in Pd(dppm)(Me)(2) concentration. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.