The imino
phos
phorane Ph
2MeP
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1) reacts with Pd(OAc)
2 to give the ortho
palladated [Pd(μ-Cl){C
6H
4(PPh(Me)
![]()
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2 (
2) as the racemic mixture, which reacts with Tl(acac) to give [Pd(acac){C
6H
4(PPh(Me)
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3). The X-ray structure of (
3) has been determined by diffraction methods. The
phos
phorus ylide Ph
2MeP
![]()
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5) reacts with Pd(OAc)
2 to give the dinuclear [Pd(μ-Cl){C
6H
4(PPh(Me)CHC(O)Ph-κ-C,C)-2}]
2 (
6) as a mixture of isomers. Com
plex (
6) reacts with Tl(acac), PPh
3 or AgClO
4/d
ppe giving the mononuclear derivatives [Pd(acac){C
6H
4(PPh(Me)CHC(O)Ph-κ-C,C)-2}] (
7), [PdCl{C
6H
4(PPh(Me)CHC(O)Ph-κ-C,C)-2}PPh
3] (
8) and [Pd{C
6H
4(PPh(Me)CHC(O)Ph-κ-C,C)-2}(d
ppe–P,P′)](ClO
4) (
9), as mixtures of stereoisomers with high diastereomeric excess.