Facile hydrolysis and alcoholysis of palladium acetate

Robin B. Bedford, John G. Bowen, Russell B. Davidson, Mairi F. Haddow, Annabelle E. Seymour-Julen, Hazel A. Sparkes, Ruth L. Webster

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Abstract

Palladium(II) acetate is readily converted into [Pd3(μ2-OH)(OAc)5] (1) in the presence of water in a range of organic solvents and is also slowly converted in the solid state. Complex 1 can also be formed in nominally anhydrous solvents. Similarly, the analogous alkoxide complexes [Pd3(μ2-OR)(OAc)5] (3) are easily formed in solutions of palladium(II) acetate containing a range of alcohols. An examination of a representative Wacker-type oxidation shows that the Pd-OH complex 1 and a related Pd-oxo complex 4 can be excluded as potential catalytic intermediates in the absence of exogenous water.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6591-6594
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume54
Issue number22
Early online date9 Apr 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 May 2015

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