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while the C−Pd−C angle changes from 81.8° to 54.8° (Δ =
27.0°) during insertion of CO into the palladium−aryl bond.
The distortion from planarity reported for a related transition
state involving oxidative addition of aromatic nitriles to Ni(0)
was not observed for the second-row Pd system.19
The authors declare no competing financial interest.
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We thank Giang Vo for the synthesis of dppdmp and the
characterization of complex 2b. We thank the NIH (GM-
58108) for support of this work and Johnson-Matthey for a gift
of PdCl2.
The difference between a more synchronous coupling of two
ligands and a more asynchronous migratory bond formation
has been proposed to indicate distinct forms of concerted
reductive elimination. Calhorda20 reported extended Huckel
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