Gm. Kapteijn et al., CARBONYLATION OF DIAMINO-LIGATED METHYLPALLADIUM(II) METHOXIDE COMPLEXES, Journal of organometallic chemistry, 503(1), 1995, pp. 26-28
The methylpalladium(II) methoxide complexes [Pd(Me)(OMe)(N similar to
N)] (N similar to N = tmeda or bpy) have been synthesized by alkoxide-
methanol exchange of [Pd(Me)(OCH(CF3)(2))(N similar to N)] in MeOH. Th
e bpy complex undergoes insertion of CO to give either a methyl(methox
ycarbonyl) complex [Pd(Me)(CO(2)Me)(bpy)](at -60 degrees C) or an acyl
(methoxycarbonyl) complex [Pd(COMe)(CO(2)Me)(bpy)] (at -25 degrees C).
Both carbonylated species were isolated and characterized at low temp
erature.