New catalytic systems based on in situ and preformed palladium nanoparticles in ionic liquids (characterised by TEM) starting from palladium acetate or dipalladiumtris(dibenzylideneacetone) have been applied in the synthesis of 4-phenylbutan-2-one (II), a model compound for the preparation of fragrances. Imidazolium-based ionic liquid containing a methyl hydrogenophosphonate anion leads to an e...

In this review, we summarize our recent development of palladium(0)-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of perfluoro organic compounds with organometallic reagents. The oxidative addition of a C–F bond of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) to palladium(0) was promoted by the addition of lithium iodide, affording a trifluorovinyl palladium(II) iodide. Based on this finding, the first palladium-catalyzed c...

Cationic palladium(II) complexes have been found to be highly reactive towards aromatic C-H activation of arylureas at room temperature. A commercially available catalyst [Pd(MeCN)4](BF4)2 or a nitrile-free cationic palladium(II) complex generated in situ from the reaction of Pd(OAc)2 and HBF4, effectively catalyzes C-H activation/cross-coupling reactions between aryl iodides, arylboronic acids...

The Wacker reaction is one of the longest known palladium-catalysed organic transformations, and in the vast majority of cases proceeds with Markovnikov regioselectivity. Palladium(II)-mediated oxidation of styrenes was examined and in the absence of reoxidants was found to proceed in an anti-Markovnikov sense, giving aldehydes. Studies on the mechanism of this unusual transformation were carri...

Dimeric benzothiophene-based palladacycles were synthesized from thioanisole-substituted perfluoroalkyl propargyl imines and palladium(II) salts via an intramolecular thiopalladation pathway. The treatment of benzothiophene-based palladacycles with an excess of phosphine ligands in benzene at room temperature selectively afforded trans-bis(phosphine) palladium complexes in good yields. The tran...

Palladium(II)-catalyzed oxidative carbocyclizations represent an important class of reactions, which have provided powerful and atom-economical approaches to carboand heterocycles. In particular, oxidative carbocyclization strategies have been efficiently applied to total synthesis. As a continuation of our research on the palladium-catalyzed oxidative carbocyclizations of dienallenes and enall...

The reactions of an S-bridged trinuclear palladium(II) complex, [Pd(3)(D-pen-N,O,S)(3)] (D-H(2)pen = D-penicillamine), with ethylenediamine (en) and racemic (R,R/S,S) 1,2-cyclohexanediamine (chxn) in water gave mononuclear palladium(II) complexes, [Pd(D-pen-N,S)(en)] (1) and [Pd(D-pen-N,S)(chxn)] (2), respectively. Of two diastereomers, [Pd(D-pen-N,S)(R,R-chxn)] (2(R)) and [Pd(D-pen-N,S)(S,S-ch...

ABSTRACT. A novel distorted square-planar palladium(II) complex of the type [Pd(Hdz)(PPh3)Cl], where (Hdz = dithizone mono deprotonate and PPh3 triphenylphosphine), was synthesized in dichloromethane reactions between PdCl2 a mixture Hdz PPh3. The new Pd(II) has been identified by FT-IR, electronic spectra, DFT calculations, molar conductivity, single-crystal X-ray diffraction. An diffraction s...

The crystal structures of the palladium(II) complexes of the open-chain and macrocyclic ligands PdL(1).3H(2)O, PdL(2).6H(2)O and PdL(3).5H(2)O have been determined (H(2)L(1) = 1,4,8,11-tetraazaundecane-5,7-dione, H(2)L(2) = 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-5,7-dione, H(2)L(3) = 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotridecane-5,7-dione). The coordination polyhedra of the palladium(II) ions in all complexes are...

Photoswitching the dithienylethene ligands in a palladium(ii)-based coordination cage modulates free energy of guest binding.