The synthesis and crystal structure of a remarkable binuclear, double Pd–Cl–H–O–Pd bridged palladium alcohol complex. Catalytic oxidations with molecular oxygen mediated by [{[Me2C(OH)CH2CONMe2]Pd(Cl)NO2}2]
Abstract
The Pd(Cl)NO2 complex of N,N-3-trimethyl-3-hydroxybutyramide is dimeric in the solid state with two Pd–Cl–H–O–Pd hydrogen-bond bridges; however, in solution the complex is monomeric and catalytically active in the oxidation of alkenes.