Behnia A, Fard MA, Blacquiere JM, Puddephatt RJ. Hydroxopalladium(IV) complexes prepared using oxygen or hydrogen peroxide as oxidants.
Dalton Trans 2024;
53:10901-10911. [PMID:
38885094 DOI:
10.1039/d4dt01202j]
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Abstract
The cycloneophylpalladium(II) complexes [Pd(CH2CMe2C6H4)(κ2-N,N'-L)], 1 or 2, with L = RO(CH2)3N(CH2-2-C5H4N)2, with R = H or Me, respectively, react with either dioxygen or hydrogen peroxide in the presence of NH4[PF6] to give rare examples of the corresponding hydroxopalladium(IV) complexes [Pd(OH)(CH2CMe2C6H4)(κ3-N,N',N''-L)][PF6], 3 or 4. The complexes 3 and 4 are stable at room temperature and have been structurally characterized. On heating a solution of 3 or 4 in moist dimethylsulphoxide, selective reductive elimination with C(sp2)-O bond formation is observed, followed by hydrolysis, to give the corresponding pincer complex [Pd(OH)(κ3-N,N',N''-L)][PF6] and 2-t-butylphenol as major products. A more complex reaction occurs in chloroform solution. The mechanisms of reaction are discussed, supported by DFT calculations.
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