[alphahydroxy]

Hi folks,

I'm looking for some solid preps on the synthesis of palladium catalysts, such as PdCl₂, PdCl₂(PPh₃)₂, PdCl₂dppf etc.

I have found some stuff on google, but what I am after is a good solid prep, preferably something verified by experience...

Cheers!

[superg]

Hi,

one of the best book for the preparation of basic organometallic compound is "the synthesis of organometallic compounds"

for the compound you mention, the best is to start from PdCl2(R-CN)2 (R= Me or ph) and exchange the nitrile ligand with the desired phosphine (PPh3 or dppf)

the nitrile palladium complex is prepared from PdCl2, as indicated in the book.

[alphahydroxy]

Nice one - have picked up a copy!

[mahesh]

There are several journal articles where you can get these procedures. However, 'synthesis of organometallic compounds' is certainly a good book. One good thing abt these complexes is that you can vary the solvents used during the synthesis. I used acetone instead of methanol/ ethanol for synthesizing several Pd complexes (MeOH / EtOH are sometimes difficult to get rid of and may show up in 1H).