等离子体原子荧光光谱法测定碳酸锂中钠、钾、钙、镁、铜、铁、钴、镍、锰、锌、镉

建立了用ICP-AFS同时测定碳酸锂中11种微量金属杂质元素的方法。加入甲烷可改善检出限,方法简便,样品分析结果与AAS法结果一致。     

ICP-MS测定化妆品中铍、镉、铊、铬、砷、碲、钕、铅

目的：建立化妆品中铍、镉、铊、铬、砷、碲、钕、铅8种有害元素的测定方法。方法：采用电感耦合等离子体质谱法,样品采用微波消解,以钇、锂、铟、铋为内标作定量分析。结果：各元素和内标元素在一定浓度范围内的质量数比值均与浓度呈良好的线性关系,线性方程的相关系数均大于0.9998,平均回收率为95%~104%,相对标准偏差(RSD)均小于3%。结论：该方法灵敏度高,准确,可为化妆品中上述元素的限量检查提供参考。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法(ICP-MS)测定稀土矿中钇、镧、铈、镨、钕、钐、铕、钆、铽、镝、钬、铒、铥、镱、镥和钪量

通过用四酸与微波消解法溶解样品对比,建立了用硝酸、盐酸、氢氟酸、高氯酸分解样品,采用电感耦合等离子体质谱法(ICP-MS)测定稀土矿中16种元素含量。方法采用_¹⁰³Rh作为内标消除干扰,确定了最优测定条件,16种稀土元素检出限为0.0029-0.0099ng/mL,测定范围为0.0005-0.020%。精密度试验、加标回收试验及标准物质检测,结果验证了方法的可行性及准确性。该方法简单易操作,结果可靠,能满足实验分析要求。     

ICP-AES法同时测定玻璃组份中的Ca、Mg、Ti、Fe、Pb、Cd、Al、Si、B、Zn、Cu元素

建立了一种用电感耦合等离子发射光谱(ICP-AES)法测定玻璃成份的简便、快速、准确、精密度好的方法．研究了样品的处理、标准样品的配制、谱线干扰等问题,并采用和基体匹配的方法消除基体的影响,进行了标准样品的分析、对照、精密度等试验,均取得了满意的结果．     

ICP-AES法测定铜精矿中As、Sb、Bi、Ca、Mg、Pb、Co、Zn和Ni

提出采用ICP-AES法同时测定铜精矿中As、Sb、Bi、Ca、Mg、Pb、Zn、Ni、Co的分析方法:样品经王水 HF HClO4溶液后,直接测定。该方法测定As、Sb、Bi、Ca、Mg、Pb、Zn、Ni、Co的回收率在97.9%~102%之间,相对标准偏差在0.23%~2.5%之间。通过和国家标准物质比对及国家标准分析方法的比对,结果准确可靠,现该方法已用于本公司铜精矿的日常分析。     

ICP-AES法测定铝中铁、硅、铜、镓、镁、锌、锰和钛

用 50g L氢氧化钠溶液溶解铝样品 ,硝酸 (1 1 )酸化 ,以ICP AES测定其中铁、硅、铜、镓、镁、锌、锰和钛等 8种杂质元素。     

单波长激发-能量色散X射线荧光光谱法测定土壤全量硅、铝、铁、钾、钠、钙、镁、锰、磷、钛、硫

土壤质量受农作物种植、气候变化和工业发展等因素的持续影响而不断变化。及时准确评估土壤质量对于合理利用土地资源以及确保农业粮食生产的安全至关重要。土壤质量的评估涉及多种无机元素含量的分析和检测。传统的分析方法包括全量硅、磷、硫、铝等多种元素,但这些方法通常需要较长的实验周期、复杂的样品前处理以及成本较高。基于以上问题,本研究为了实现土壤中多种元素的高效检测,通过对样品粒度、取样量、压片压力和保压时间对测定结果的影响,建立了单波长激发-能量色散X射线荧光光谱法测定土壤全量硅、铝、铁、钾、钠、钙、镁、锰、磷、钛、硫元素的方法。结果显示,当样品粒度为0.150 mm(100目),取样量为4.0 g,压力20 MPa,保压时间为60 s时,可实现最优检测。在最优检测条件下,各元素的方法检出限为3 mg/kg~0.10%,定量限为12 mg/kg~0.40%,且方法的正确度和精密度可靠。该方法具有各类土壤类型的适应性,同时具备检测速度快、分析成本低、前处理简单、对土壤样品无损等特点,适用于实验室及现场快速检测。该方法能够提高分析效率,降低人员间误差,提高样品分析通量,为土壤分析工作者提供一种可靠快速的分析方法。     

ICP-AES法同时测定锰矿石中铁、铝、钛、钙、镁、磷、钡、铅的含量

锰矿石样品用HNO3-HF-HClO4酸溶除硅后,对采用ICP-AES法测定其中的铁、铝、钛、钙、镁、磷时,同时测定钡、铅的相关条件进行了试验。主要对酸溶样能否分解重晶石或天青石等含钡矿物进行了探讨,测定了3个国家级标准样品。测定结果与标准值吻合。用标准加入法测得的钡和铅的回收率分别为96．0％-100．5％,97．1％～100．0％。用该法对含钡量较高的澳大利亚锰矿进行分析,测定结果的相对标准偏差为0-82％,并将测定结果与X荧光光谱法测定结果进行了比对。     

方波伏安法同时测定食物中的铜、铅、锌、镉、铁、钴、镍、锰

经过预处理的食物样品:在马福炉中灰化24h,加HNO_3、HClO_4蒸干。残渣用HC1O_4-酒石酸底液提取。首先用方波阳极溶出伏安法测定其中Cu、Pb、Zn、Cd。然后加入氨水使pH约为9.5,用方波阴极伏安法测定Fe、Mn。最后加入丁二酮肟溶液,用方波吸附伏安法测定Ni、Co。     

C-H cleavage and double alkyl additions to the disulfido ligand in dicyanido-bridged Ru2S2 complexes

Novel dicyanido-bridged dicationic RuIIISSRuIII complexes [{Ru(P(OCH3)3)2}2(mu-S2)(mu-X)2{mu-m-C6H4(CH2CN)2}](CF3SO3)2 (4, X=Cl, Br) were synthesized by the abstraction of the two terminal halide ions of [{RuX(P(OCH3)3)2}2(mu-S2)(mu-X)2] (1, X=Cl, Br) followed by treatment with m-xylylenedicyanide. 4 reacted with 2,3-dimethylbutadiene to give the C4S2 ring-bridged complex [{Ru(P(OCH3)3)2}2{mu-SCH2C(CH3)=C(CH3)CH2S}(mu-X)2{mu-m-C6H4(CH2CN)2}](CF3SO3)2 (6, X=Cl, Br). In addition, 4 reacted with 1-alkenes in CH3OH to give alkenyl disulfide complexes [{Ru(P(OCH3)3)2}2{mu-SS(CH2C=CHR)}(mu-Cl)2{mu-m-C6H4(CH2CN)2}](CF3SO3) (7: R=CH2CH3, 9: R=CH2CH2CH3) and alkenyl methyl disulfide complexes [{Ru(P(OCH3)3)2}2{mu-S(CH3)S(CH2C=HR)}(mu-Cl)2{mu-m-C6H4(CH2CN)2}](CF3SO3)2 (8: R=CH2CH3, 10: R=CH2CH2CH3) via the activation of an allylic C-H bond followed by the elimination of H+ or condensation with CH3OH. Additionally, the reaction of 4 with 3-penten-1-ol gave [{Ru(P(OCH3)3)2}2{mu-SS(CH2C=CHCH2OH)}(mu-Cl)2{mu-m-C6H4(CH2CN)2}](CF3SO3) (11) via the elimination of H+ and [{Ru(P(OCH3)3)2}2(mu-SCH2CH=CHCH2S)(mu-Cl)2{mu-m-C6H4(CH2CN)2}](CF3SO3)2 (12) via the intramolecular elimination of a H2O molecule. 12 was exclusively obtained from the reaction of 4 with 4-bromo-1-butene.     

Synthesis, structural, and magnetic studies on a redox family of tetrametallic vanadium clusters: {VIV4}, {VIII2VIV2}, and {VIII4} butterfly complexes

The synthesis, crystal structures, and magnetic properties are reported for a redox family of butterfly-type tetrametallic vanadium alkoxide clusters, namely [V2(VO)2(acac)4(RC{CH2O}3)2] (R=Me 1, Et 2, CH2OH 3), [V2(VO)2(acac)2(O2CPh)2(MeC{CH2O}3)2] (5), [(VO)4(MeOH)2(O2CPh)2({HOCH2}C{CH2O}3)2] (6), [V4Cl2(dbm)4(RC{CH2OH}3)2] (R=Me 7, Et 8, CH2OH 9), and [V4Cl2(dbm)4(MeO)6] (10). The cluster cores are {VIV4} (6), {VIII2VIV2} (1-5), and {VIII4} (7-10), with examples of both isomeric forms of the of the mixed-valence cores (either VIII or VIV ions forming the butterfly body). Magnetic studies reveal the clusters to be dominated by antiferromagnetic exchange interactions in each case. The magnetic exchange parameters are determined for representative examples of each core type. {VIV4} and {VIII4} have diamagnetic ground states. The two isomeric {VIII2VIV2} types are found to give rise to either an S=0 ground state with a number of low-lying excited states due to competing antiferromagnetic exchange interactions (VIII2 butterfly body) or to a well-isolated S=1 ground state (VIV2 butterfly body).     

Hexacoordinate Phosphorus. 7. Synthesis and Characterization of Neutral Phosphorus(V) Compounds Containing Divalent Tridentate Diphenol Imine, Azo, and Thio Ligands

The reactions of bis(trimethylsilyl)ated forms of the Schiff base ligands N-(2-hydroxyphenyl)salicylideneamine {(HO)C(6)H(4)N(CH)C(6)H(4)(OH)}, N-(4-tert-butyl-2-hydroxyphenyl)salicylideneamine {(HO)((t)Bu)C(6)H(3)N(CH)C(6)H(4)(OH)}, N-(2-hydroxy-4-nitrophenyl)salicylideneamine {(HO)(O(2)N)C(6)H(3)N(CH)C(6)H(4)(OH)}, and the structurally related ligand 2,2'-azophenol with halogeno- and (trifluoromethyl)halogenophosphoranes yield a series of neutral hexacoordinate phosphorus(V) compounds by means of trimethylsilyl halide elimination. In all of these cases the ligands chelate in a meridional conformation in which bicyclic five- and six-membered chelate rings are formed through structures containing two phenolic P-O bonds and one N-P bond. The hexacoordinate nature of these compounds is evidenced by their high-field (31)P NMR chemical shifts and their characteristic J(PF) coupling patterns and is further substantiated by the crystal structures of {O((t)Bu)C(6)H(3)N(CH)C(6)H(4)O}PCl(3) and {OC(6)H(4)N=NC(6)H(4)O}PF(3). Crystal data for {O((t)Bu)C(6)H(3)N(CH)C(6)H(4)O}PCl(3): triclinic, space group P&onemacr; (No. 2), a = 11.167(1) ?, b = 15.684(1) ?, c = 17.047(2) ?, V = 2840(1) ?(3), Z = 2. Final R and R(w) values were 0.051 and 0.079, respectively. Crystal data for {OC(6)H(4)N=NC(6)H(4)O}PF(3): monoclinic, space group P2(1)/c (No. 14), a = 6.9393(8) ?, b = 12.450(2) ?, c = 13.907(2) ?, V = 1190.7(6) ?(3), Z = 4. Final R and R(w) values were 0.045 and 0.056, respectively. The molecular structures of {O((t)Bu)C(6)H(3)N(CH)C(6)H(4)O}PCl(3) and {OC(6)H(4)N=NC(6)H(4)O}PF(3) show that in both cases the Schiff base ligand chelates occupy the meridional plane about the six-coordinate phosphorus atom. In the case of {OC(6)H(4)N=NC(6)H(4)O}PF(3) the equivalent nitrogen atoms in the chelate rings are disordered to form half-occupancy pairs. The silylated form of the related thiobis(phenol), 2,2'-thiobis(4,6-tert-butylphenol), reacted similarly with pentavalent halides to form the six-coordinate complex [{2-O-3,5-((t)Bu)(2)C(6)H(2)}(2)S]PCl(3) which was also verified by a crystal structure. Crystal data for [{2-O-3,5-((t)Bu)(2)C(6)H(2)}(2)S]PCl(3): monoclinic P2(1)/n, a = 13.989(2), b = 13.594(2), c = 16.483(2) ?, beta = 97.98(2) degrees, V = 3104(2) ?(3), Z = 4; final R and R(w)() values were 0.039 and 0.052, respectively. In contrast to the above six coordinate complexes, this compound possesses a facial structure in which two phenoxy substituents form planar chelates centered on the bridging sulfur and intersecting at the P-S axis. The P-S bond length, 2.331(1) ?, is slightly shorter than has been previously observed in the example wherein the ligand possesses two tert-butyl groups and the phosphorus carries three OCH(2)CF(3 )substituents indicating stronger interaction between P and S in the present case.     

Solid state coordination chemistry of metal oxides: structural consequences of fluoride incorporation into the oxovanadium-copper-bisterpy-{O3P(CH2)nPO3}4- system, n= 1-5 (bisterpy = 2,2':4',4":2",2"'-quaterpyridyl-6', 6"-di-2-pyridine)

Hydrothermal reactions of a vanadate source, an appropriate Cu(II) source, bisterpy and an organodiphosphonate, H2O3P(CH2)nPO3H2(n= 1-5), in the presence of HF, yielded a family of materials of the type oxyfluorovanadium/copper-bisterpy/organodiphosphonate. Under similar reaction conditions, variations in diphosphonate tether length n provided the one-dimensional [{Cu2(bisterpy)}V2F2O2{HO3PCH2PO3}{O3PCH2PO3}](1) and [{Cu2(bisterpy)}V2F4O4{HO3P(CH2)2PO3H}](3), the two-dimensional [{Cu2(bisterpy)}V2F2O2(H2O)2{HO3P(CH2)2PO3}2] x 2H2O (2 x 2H2O), [{Cu2(bisterpy)(H2O2}V2F2O2{O3P(CH2)3PO3}{HO3P(CH2)3PO3H}(4) and [{Cu2(bisterpy)}V4F4O4(OH)(H2O){HO3P(CH2)5PO3}{O3P(CH2)5PO3}] x H2O (9 x H2O) and the three-dimensional [{Cu2(bisterpy)}3V8F6O17{HO3P(CH2)3PO3}4]0.8H2O (5 x 0.8H2O), [{Cu2(bisterpy)}V4F2O6{O3P(CH2)4PO3}2](8) and [{Cu2(bisterpy)(H2O)}2V8F4O8(OH)4{HO3P(CH2)5PO3H}2{O3P(CH2)5PO)}3] x 4.8H2O (10 x 4.8H2O). In addition, two members of the oxovanadium/Cu2(bisterpy)/organodiphosphonate family [{Cu2(bisterpy)}V2O4{HO3P(CH2)3PO3}2](6) and [{Cu2(bisterpy)}3V4O8(OH)2{O3P(CH2)3PO3}2{HO3P(CH2)3PO3}2] x 5H2O (7 x 5H2O) cocrystallized from the reaction mixture which provided 5. The overall architectures reveal embedded substructures based on V/P/O(F) clusters, chains, networks, and frameworks. In contrast to the oxovanadium/Cu2(bisterpy)/ organodiphosphonate family, several of the materials of this study also exhibit the direct condensation of vanadium polyhedra to produce binuclear and/or tetranuclear building units.     

A New Family of Chalcogen Bearing Macrocycles: Synthesis and Characterization of N 4 O 2 E 2 (E = Se,Te) Type Compounds

A new series of 24- and 28-membered macrocyclic systems associated with "hard" (N and O) and "soft" (Se or Te) donor atoms have been developed via template free (2 + 2) condensation reactions of bis(aminoalkyl)selenides/tellurides, {NH 2 (CH 2 ) n } 2 E (E = Se, Te; n = 2,3) with 2,6-diacetyl-4-methylphenol. A macroacycle, Se{(CH 2 ) 2 N=C(CH 3 )C 6 H 2 (OH)(CH 3 )C=O(CH 3 )} 2 , has also been obtained. These compounds have been characterized by ESMS, IR, and 1 H, 13 C, and 77 Se NMR spectroscopy.     

Water-soluble hydroxyalkylated phosphines: examples of their differing behaviour toward ruthenium and rhodium

The reaction of P(CH2OH)3 (I) and P(C6H5)(CH2OH)2 (II) with RuCl3 in methanol eliminates two equivalents of formaldehyde to yield the mixed tertiary and secondary phosphine complexes all-trans-[RuCl2(P(CH2OH)3)2(P(CH2OH)2H)2] (1) and [RuCl2(P(C6H5)(CH2OH)2)2(P(C6H5)(CH2OH)H)2] (2), respectively. There is a high degree of hydrogen-bonding interactions between the hydroxymethyl groups in 1 and 2, although the phenyl groups of the latter reduce the extent of the network compared to 1. The generation of these mixed secondary and tertiary phosphine complexes is unprecedented. Under the same reaction conditions, the tris(hydroxypropyl)phosphine III formed no ruthenium complex. The reaction of P(CH2OH)3, P(C6H5)(CH2OH)2 and P{(CH2)3OH}3 with [RhCl(1,5-cod)]2 in an aqueous/dichloromethane biphasic medium yielded [RhH2(P(CH2OH)3)4]+ (3), [RhH2(P(C6H5)(CH2OH)2)4]+ (4) and [Rh(P(C6H5)(CH2OH)2)4]+ (5) and [Rh(P{(CH2)3OH}3)4]+ (6), respectively. Treating 5 with dihydrogen rapidly gave 4. The hydroxypropyl compound 6 formed the corresponding dihydride much more slowly in aqueous solution, although [RhH2(P{(CH2)3OH}3)4]+ (7) was readily formed by reaction with dihydrogen. Two separate reaction pathways are therefore involved; for P(CH2OH)3 and to a lesser extent P(C6H5)(CH2OH)2, the hydride source in the product is likely to be the aqueous solvent or the hydroxyl protons, whilst for P{(CH2)3OH}3 an oxidative addition of H2 is favoured. The protic nature of and was illustrated by the H-D exchange observed in d2-water. Dihydrides 3 and 4 reacted with carbon monoxide to yield the dicarbonyl cations [Rh(CO)2(P(CH2OH)3)3]+ (8) and [Rh(CO)2(P(C6H5)(CH2OH)2)3]+ (9). The analogous experiment with [RhH2(P{(CH2)3OH}3)4]+ resulted in phosphine exchange, although our experimental evidence points to the possibility of more than one fluxional process in solution.     

Synthesis and characterization of ionic liquids containing copper, manganese, or zinc coordination cations

Copper-, manganese-, and zinc-based ionic liquids (Cu{NH(2)CH(2)CH(2)OH}(6)[CH(3)(CH(2))(3)CH(C(2)H(5))CO(2)](2) (2), Cu{NH(CH(2)CH(2)OH)(2)}(6)[CH(3)(CH(2))(3)CH(C(2)H(5))CO(2)](2) (3A), Cu{NH(CH(2)CH(2)OH)(2)}(6)[CF(3)SO(3)](2) (3B), Cu{NH(CH(2)CH(2)OH)(2)}(6)[(CF(3)SO(2))(2)N](2) (3C), Mn{NH(CH(2)CH(2)OH)(2)}(6)[CF(3)SO(3)](2) (4), and Zn{NH(2)CH(2)CH(2)OH}(6)[CF(3)SO(3)](2) (5)) are synthesized in a single-step reaction. Infrared data suggest that ethanolamine preferentially coordinates to the metal center through the amine group in 2 and the hydroxyl group in 5. In addition, diethanolamine coordinates through the amine group in 3A, 3C, and 4 and the hydroxyl group in 3B. The compounds are viscous (>1000 cP) at room temperature, but two (3C and 4) display specific conductivities that are reasonably high for ionic liquids (>20 mS cm(-1)). All of the compounds display a glass transition (T(g)) below -50 °C. The cyclic voltammograms (CVs) of 2, 3A, 3B, and 3C display a single quasi-reversible wave associated with Cu(II)/Cu(I) reduction and re-oxidation while 5 shows a wave attributed to Zn(II)/Zn(0) reduction and stripping (re-oxidation). Compound 4 is the first in this new family of transition metal-based ionic liquids (MetILs) to display reversible Mn(II)/Mn(III) oxidation and re-reduction at 50 mV s(-1) using a glassy carbon working electrode.     

Thallium(I) sandwich, multidecker, and ether complexes stabilized by weakly-coordinating anions: a spectroscopic, structural, and theoretical investigation

The reaction of thallium ethoxide with [H(OEt2)2][H2N{B(C6F5)3}2] in diethyl ether afforded [Tl(OEt2)3][H2N{B(C6F5)3}2] (2a), [Tl(OEt2)4][H2N{B(C6F5)3}2] (2b), or [Tl(OEt2)2][H2N{B(C6F5)3}2].CH2Cl2 (2c), depending on the reaction conditions. The dication in the hydrolysis product [Tl4(mu3-OH)2][H2N{B(C6F5)3}2]2.4CH2Cl2 consists of two bridging and two terminal Tl+ ions bound to triply bridging hydroxides. Heating Et2O complexes in toluene afforded [Tl(eta6-toluene)n][H2N{B(C6F5)3}2] (4, n = 2, 3), while C6Me6 addition gave the first thallium-C6Me6 adduct, [Tl(eta6-C6Me6)2][H2N{B(C6F5)3}2].1.5CH2Cl2 (5a), a bent sandwich complex with very short Tl...centroid distances. These arene complexes show no close contacts between cations and anions. Displacement of toluene ligands by ferrocene gave [Tl2(FeCp2)3][H2N{B(C6F5)3}2]2.5CH2Cl2 (6) which contains the multidecker cations [Tl(FeCp2)]+ and [Tl(FeCp2)2]+ in a 1:1 ratio. By contrast, decamethylferrocene leads to electron transfer; the isolable thallium-ferrocene complexes may therefore be viewed as precursor complexes for this redox step. With 18-crown-6 the complexes [Tl(18-crown-6)2][H2N{B(C6F5)3}2] (11a) and [Tl(18-crown-6)][H2N{B(C6F5)3}2].2CH2Cl2 (11b) were isolated. The structure of the latter shows an eight-coordinate thallium ion, where the coordination to the six oxygen donors in equatorial positions is completed by axial contacts to two F atoms of the counter anions. The bonding between thallium(I) and arenes was explored by density-functional theory (DFT) calculations. The optimized geometry of [Tl(tol)3]+ converged to a structure very similar to that obtained experimentally. Calculations on [Tl(C6Me6)2]+ (5b) to establish whether a linear or bent geometry is the most stable revealed a very flat potential-energy surface for distortions of the Ctr(3)-Tl-Ctr(4) angle. Overall, there is very little energetic preference for one particular geometry over another above about 140 degrees , in good agreement with the crystallographic geometry. The calculated Tl-arene interaction energies increase from 73.7 kJ mol-1 for toluene to 121.7 kJ mol-1 for C6Me6.     

Exceptional kinetic propensity of hydroxymethyl phosphanes toward Rh(III) stabilization in water

The reactions of (HOCH2)2P(C6H4)P(CH2OH)2 (HMPB) and P(CH2OH)3 (THP) with RhCl3.xH2O in aqueous media gave water-soluble complexes cis-[RhCl2{eta2-(HOCH2)2P(C6H4)P(CH2OH)2}2]Cl (3) and fac-[RhCl3(P(CH2OH)3)3] (4) respectively in good yields, X-ray crystal structures of 3 and 4 confirmed their molecular constitution. These reactions provide the first examples demonstrating the kinetic propensity of hydroxymethyl phosphanes to stabilize Rh in +3 oxidation state in water.     

Steric control over the formation of cis and trans bis-chelated palladium(II) complexes using a new series of flexible N,P pyridyl-phosphine ligands

The deprotection of phosphonium chloride salts [PR2(CH2OH)2]+Cl- and subsequent condensation reaction with N-methyl-2-aminopyridine has been carried out to give a series of ligands of the form PR2CH2N(CH3)C5H4N (R=Ph , Cy , t-Bu ) which have been fully characterised either as the pure ligand () or the air stable borane adducts (R=Cy , t-Bu ). The 1:1 reactions of , and with PdCl2(COD) gave the N,P chelate complexes [Pd{PR2CH2N(CH3)C5H4N}Cl2]; the Cy () and t-Bu () complexes were characterised by X-ray crystallography. The bisligated species [Pd{PCy2CH2N(CH3)C5H4N}2Cl2] () was obtained when the reaction was carried out at higher temperatures and the ligands were found to be coordinated to the metal in a trans configuration through the phosphorus donors. Abstraction of the chlorides from the bis-ligated species , using silver salts, resulted in the coordination of the pyridine ring forming the bis-chelate complex [Pd{PCy2CH2N(CH3)C5H4N}2]2+. In comparison, the palladium bis-chelate complex of ligand [Pd{PPh2CH2N(CH3)C5H4N}2]2+ () was shown to form in a cis configuration and was fully characterised by X-ray crystallography.