The chiral Pd(0)
trans-stilbene complexes Pd(diphos*)(
trans-stilbene) (diphos* = (
R,
R)-Me-Duphos, (
R,
R)-Et-Duphos, (
R,
R)-i-Pr-Duphos, (
R,
R)-Me-BPE, (
S,
S)-Me-
FerroLANE, (
S,
S)-Me-DuXantphos, (
S,
S)-Et-FerroTANE, (
R,
S)-CyPF-t-Bu, (
R,
S)-PPF-t-Bu, (
R,
S)-BoPhoz) andNi((
R,
R)-Me-Duphos)(
trans-stilbene) were prepared by NaBH(OMe)
3 reduction o
f the corresponding M(diphos*)Cl
2 compounds in the presence o
f trans-stilbene. The rate o
f oxidativeaddition o
f phenyl iodide to the stilbene complexes, which gave Pd(diphos*)(Ph)(I), dependedon the ligand (larger
for increased ligand bite angles and reduced steric bulk) and wasmarkedly
faster than oxidative addition to mixtures o
f Pd(dba)
2 and diphos*. The complexesPd(diphos*)(Ph)(I) were prepared independently by treatment o
f PdL
2(Ph)(I) (L
2 = TMEDA,(PPh
3)
2) with diphos*. Oxidative addition o
f PhI to the complexes M((
R,
R)-Me-Duphos)(
trans-stilbene) occurred in the rate order Pd > Ni
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f"> Pt. The complexes Pd(diphos*)Cl
2, Pd(diphos*)(
trans-stilbene), and Pd(diphos*)(Ph)(I), as well as some analogous Ni compounds, werestructurally characterized by X-ray crystallography.