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Reactivity of bis(pyridyl)- N -alkylaminato methylpalladium complexes toward ethylene: insights from experiment and theory
Swarts, Andrew J.,Zheng, Feng,Smith, Vincent J.,Nordlander, Ebbe,Mapolie, Selwyn F.
, p. 2247 - 2256 (2014)
A series of novel neutral and cationic methylpalladium complexes bearing N-alkyl-2,2-dipyridylaldiminato ligands were prepared and characterized. In the presence of ethylene, the cationic complexes were active as dimerization catalysts, producing a mixture of 1- and 2-butenes. A Pd-ethyl π-ethylene species was identified as the catalyst resting state by low-temperature spectroscopic and DFT studies, which provided insights into the effect of both steric and electronic factors on the observed reactivity.
