Preparation of Palladium(II) and Platinum(II) Phosphine Complexes Promoted by Phase-Transfer Catalysts

The synthesis of M(PR₃)₂Cl₂ (M = Pd and Pt, R = alkyl or aryl) front K₂MCl₄ (in H₂O) and PR₃ (in CH₂Cl₂) was promoted by the addition of phase-transfer catalysts (PTC). The greater the amount of PTC used, the more quickly the reaction completed. ³¹P NMR spectra of some M(PR₃)₂Cl₂ in the presence of free PR₃ were measured; these NMR resulls were used to explain problems encountered during the preparations.