José Vicente, José-Antonio Abad, Andrew D. Frankland and M.-Carmen Ramírez de Arellano
trans-[Pd(C6H4NH2-2)I(PPh 3)2] reacts with CO to give the insertion product trans-[Pd{C(O)(C6H4NH2-2) }(PPh3)2]O3SCF3 or, in the presence of atmospheric oxygen, [(PPh3)2- Pd(NH2C6H4CO2-2)Pd{C(O)C 6H4NH2-2}(PPh3)]O3 SCF3, whose crystal structure is solved.