Synthesis and structural characterisation of [Pd2(μ-Br)2(PBut3)2], an example of a palladium(I)-palladium(I) dimer

Vilar, R., Mingos, D. M. P. and Cardin, C. J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2556-9995 (1996) Synthesis and structural characterisation of [Pd2(μ-Br)2(PBut3)2], an example of a palladium(I)-palladium(I) dimer. Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions (23). pp. 4313-4314. ISSN 1364-5447 doi: 10.1039/DT9960004313

Abstract/Summary

The syntheses, spectroscopic characterisation and in one case (X = Br) the single-crystal structure of the novel PdI–PdI dimers [Pd2(µ-X)2(PBut3)2](X = Br or I) have been determined; preliminary results on their reactions with CO, H2, CNC6H3Me2 and C2H2 have also been obtained.