S. Tollari et al., SYNTHESIS, X-RAY STRUCTURE AND REACTIVITY OF CYCLOPALLADATED COMPLEXES OF HYDRAZONES OF 1H-INDOLE-3-CARBOXALDEHYDE, Journal of organometallic chemistry, 488(1-2), 1995, pp. 79-83
By reaction of Li-2[PdCl4] with substituted hydrazones of 1H-indole-3-
carboxaldehyde the corresponding cyclopalladated complexes have been i
solated and characterized. Compound 1a [C11H10ClN3OPd] reacts with PPh
(3) by halogen displacement giving the cationic complex 5 the X-ray st
ructure of which has revealed metallation at position 4 of the indole
hydrazone, which is terdentate forming a [5,6]-fused ring system.