Highly selective determination of palladium(II) after preconcentration using Pd(II)-imprinted functionalized silica gel sorbent prepared by a surface imprinting technique

A novel Pd(II)-imprinted amino-functionalized silica gel sorbent was prepared with the help of a surface-imprinting technique for the preconcentration and separation of Pd(II) prior to its determination by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. Compared to the traditional solid sorbents and non-imprinted polymer particles, the ion-imprinted polymers (IIPs) had a higher adsorption capacity and selectivity for Pd(II). The maximum static adsorption capacity of the imprinted and non-imprinted sorbent for Pd(II) was 26.71 mg g⁻¹ and 10.13 mg g⁻¹, respectively. The relative selectivity factor (α_r) of Pd(II)/Zn(II), Pd(II)/Au(III), Pd(II)/Ru(III), Pd(II)/Rh(III), Pd(II)/Pt(IV), Pd(II)/Ir(III), Pd(II)/Fe(III) and Pd(II)/Zn(II) is 39.0, 60.2, 92.0, 85.0, 50.0, 58.0 and 45.0, respectively. The detection limit (3σ) of the method is 0.36 μg L⁻¹. The relative standard deviation was 3.2% for eight replicate determinations of 10 μg of Pd²⁺ in 200 mL water sample. The method was validated by analyzing a standard reference material, and the results obtained were in good agreement with the standard values. The method was also applied to the determination of trace palladium in geological samples with satisfactory results.     

Online Separation and Preconcentration of Gold and Palladium on Amidinothiourea Immobilized Glass Bead for Interference-Free Flame Atom Absorption Spectrometry Determination

Amidinothiourea immobilized glass bead (AGB) was applied as the microcolumn packing for the flow-injection online separation and preconcentration of Au(III) and Pd(II) coupled with FAAS determination. The peak-area absorbance (A) and the peak-height absorbance (H) were all used as the evaluating modes. Au(III) and Pd(II) in 0.50 M HCl solution were absorbed onto AGB completely and then eluted into AAS with thiourea solution. Base metal ions with a concentration of 2.0 mg/mL and anions with a concentration of 20.0 mg/mL caused no interference in the determination of Au(III) and Pd(II). The LODs of Au(III) and Pd(II) for a preconcentration time of 60 s with a sampling flow rate of 5.0 mL/min for 0.20 μg/mL of Au(III) and 0.30 μg/mL of Pd(II) were 2.7 and 6.5 ng/mL with the H mode and 4.6 and 10.2 ng/mL with the A mode, respectively. The RSD of seven replicate determinations of 0.20 μg/mL of Au(III) and 0.30 μg/mL of Pd(II) were 0.018 and 0.024 for the H mode and 0.013 and 0.018 for the A mode, respectively. The method was successfully applied to the determination of Au and Pd in real samples. __________ From Zhurnal Analiticheskoi Khimii, Vol. 60, No. 10, 2005, pp. 1023–1029. Original English Text Copyright ? 2005 by Liu, Pu, Su. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Metal Vector Manipulated Molecular Self-Assembly from Werner System to Cotton System

A definition of metal vector was given to coordinatively unsaturated metals or asymmetrically coordinated metal complexes in which the metal center is partly blocked by inert chelating ligand(s), thus possess specific reactivity and directionality, such as cis-coordinated square Pd(II) or Pt(II) complexes. Metal vectors have been extensively used in coordination catalysis and molecular assembly. In 1990, Fujita [1] first demonstrated the utility of cis-coordinated square Pd(II) or Pt(II) …     

有序介孔有机金属 Pd(II) 的制备及其催化水介质中的 Suzuki 反应

 以有机金属 Pd 硅烷和乙基桥联硅烷为混合硅源, 在表面活性剂作用下进行共缩聚反应, 制备了有序介孔有机金属 Pd(II) 催化剂 Pd(II)-PMO(Et). 采用傅里叶变换红外光谱、核磁共振谱、X 射线衍射、透射电子显微镜和 N2 吸附脱附等手段对催化剂进行了表征. 结果表明, 与后嫁接法相比, 共聚法制得的催化剂活性位分散均匀, 孔道不易堵塞, 同时乙基修饰的孔壁增强了催化剂表面疏水性, 有利于反应物在孔道内的扩散和吸附. 在水介质 Suzuki 反应中, Pd(II)-PMO(Et) 的催化活性与均相催化剂 Pd(PPh3)2Cl2 的相当, 且可重复使用.     

Preconcentration and separation of trace Pd(II) and Pt(IV) with silica gel bonded by aminopropyl-benzoylazo-4-(2-pyridyl-azo)-resorcinol

This paper reports a simple and highly selective method for preconcentrating and separating of trace Pd(II) and Pt(IV) with silica gel bonded by aminopropyl-benzoylazo-4-(2-pyridy-lazo)-resorcinol (ABPR-SG). ABPR-SG is stable in solution from 6 mol/L HCl to pH 7.0 and in common organic solvents. The maximum adsorptive capacity of Pd(n) on ABPR-SG is 362 μmol/g. After preconcentration and separation by using ABPR-SG column, Pd(II) and Pt(IV) of μg/L level in artificial water samples can be measured reliably by common spedrophotometry. The maximum concentration factors of Pd(II) and Pt(IV) on ABPR-SG column are 143 and 125 respectively. The chromatographic column packed with ABPR-SG can be reused. The method is simple and efficient.     

2-乙基己基膦酸单(2-乙基己基)酯对两价金属离子的萃取平衡

本文报导用2-乙基己基膦酸单(2-乙基己基)酯在煤油溶剂中萃取Sn(II),Pb(II), Zn(II)和Cd(II)等的平衡, 应用斜率法研究了萃取平衡; 合成了与Zn(II)和Pb(II)固体萃合物, 在元素分析和有关离子分析的基础上结合最小二乘法线性回归探讨了萃取机理及有关萃合物组成; 考察了在加入三辛基氧化膦(TOPO)时, 2,乙基己基膦酸单(2-乙基己基)酯对金属离子萃取性能的影响.     

Adsorption properties of the double-imprinted electrospun crosslinked chitosan nanofibers

Pb(II)-Cd(II) double-imprinted electrospun crosslinked chitosan nanofibers (Pd/Cd-DIECCNs) were prepared by combining electrospinning and ion-imprinting methods, which showed excellent adsorption capacity for both Pb(II) and Cd(II).     

一种结合均相和非均相催化剂优势的聚乙炔纳米颗粒负载的钯（II）催化剂

负载型的金属催化剂虽然分离方便,但在反应活性、选择性以及催化剂的结构表征方面均明显不如相应的均相催化剂。将均相催化剂通过不同的化学键固载于高比表面积载体是实现均相催化剂多相化的重要途径,这样可使催化剂兼具均相和多相催化剂的优势。然而要将均相催化剂锚定于特定载体上,通常涉及较为复杂的合成反应,对载体也有严格的要求。因而该法仅仅适用于实验室研究,难以实现规模生产。因此,提供一种简便有效地制备兼具均相和多相催化剂优势的催化剂合成方法非常必要。本文报道一种简便的制备聚乙炔纳米颗粒负载Pd(II)催化剂(NP-Pd(II))的方法,所制催化剂在水相中的Suzuki-Miyaura偶联反应中表现出极高的活性,同时具有便于分离、容易放大制备的特点。在室温下,将乙炔气通入PdCl42-的水溶液中迅速变得浑浊,静置后容器底部有棕色沉淀,同时溶液变为无色透明。固体产物使用水、乙醇等溶剂进行洗涤;干燥之后收集既得聚乙炔纳米颗粒负载的Pd(II)催化剂NP-Pd(II)。使用透射电子显微镜、红外(IR)及拉曼吸收光谱、X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)以及X射线吸收光谱(EXAFS)等手段对NP-Pd(II)进行了详细表征。结果显示,在NP-Pd(II)中Pd并非以Pd纳米颗粒形式存在; XRD中没有未Pd纳米晶的特征衍射峰。 IR等表征证明乙炔在Pd的催化作用下发生聚合作用,生成了聚乙炔。 EXAFS结果表明, Pd分别和氯原子以及C=C双键进行配位;同时,没有观察到Pd–Pd键的生成,进一步证明了Pd未被还原为Pd纳米颗粒。 XPS也印证了Pd(II)的价态。形貌上, NP-Pd(II)为直径2–3nm的颗粒,其中的Pd原子均匀分散于聚乙炔纳米颗粒上,使其在反应过程中能够充分地与底物接触,从而在Suzuki-Miyaura偶联反应中表现出极高的活性。更重要的是,由于“憎水效应”, NP-Pd(II)在溶液中以微米级的聚集体形式存在,因而反应后通过离心或者静置从反应体系中分离出来。因此,在NP-Pd(II)催化剂中,每个Pd原子都是潜在的活性中心,这与典型的均相催化剂相似;同时,其独特的形貌使其具备了多相催化剂便于分离的特点。因此, NP-Pd(II)是一种兼具均相和多相催化剂优点的催化剂且其催化剂的制备方法极为简便。乙炔是常用的工业气体,溶剂采用水,制备在室温下即可完成,我们也成功地制备出克级规模的高活性、稳定性的NP-Pd(II)催化剂。     

乙醇-盐-水-5-Br-PADAP体系萃取分离测定钯

研究了在硫酸铵存在下 ,5 Br PADAP乙醇体系中Pd(Ⅱ )、Rh(Ⅲ )、Pt(Ⅳ )的萃取行为及乙醇溶液的分相条件 ,讨论了影响萃取率的各种因素 ,试验表明 ,室温下 ,一定 pH范围内 ,该体系中的Pd(Ⅱ )几乎可完全被乙醇相萃取 ,而Rh(Ⅲ )、Pt(Ⅳ )不被萃取或萃取率很低 ,从而可实现Pd(Ⅱ )、Rh(Ⅲ )、Pt(Ⅳ )混合离子的定量分离 ,同时建立了Pd(Ⅱ )的测定方法。乙醇相中Pd(Ⅱ ) 5 Br PADAP配合物表观摩尔吸光系数为 1.18× 10 5L·mol- 1·cm- 1,钯量在 0～ 9.6 0 μg/10ml范围内符合比耳定律 ,检出限为 0 .0 90 μg/10ml。用该法分离混合样和测定两种活性碳钯催化剂中钯 ,结果满意     

水滑石负载钯催化剂上的醇无氧脱氢反应

 研究了多种载体负载 Pd 催化剂上苯甲醇无氧脱氢反应. 结果发现, 以兼具较强酸性和碱性的水滑石 (HT) 为载体时, Pd 催化剂具有优异的苯甲醇转化活性和苯甲醛选择性, 当 Pd 含量为 0.32%~0.55% 时催化性能最佳. Pd/HT 催化剂可重复使用, 且对于含推电子取代基的芳香醇、2-噻吩甲醇、α,β-不饱和醇与环状脂肪醇等的直接脱氢反应均具有较好催化性能. HT 表面的 Pd(II) 物种反应后转变为平均粒径为 2.0~2.5 nm 的 Pd 纳米粒子或纳米簇. 具有较高分散度的 Pd(II) 物种易转变为较小的 Pd 纳米粒子, 从而具有较佳的催化性能. 本文推测, 催化剂表面的碱性位可促进苯甲醇 O–H 键的活化, 形成 Pd-苯甲氧基中间体, 该中间体进一步脱氢生成苯甲醛和 Pd-H 物种; 而催化剂表面的质子酸位可与 Pd-H 作用, 促进 H2 的脱除.     

Macrocyclic and lantern complexes of palladium(II) with bis(amidopyridine) ligands: synthesis, structure, and host-guest chemistry

The reactions of [PdCl2(NCPh)2] in a 1:1 ratio with the bis(amidopyridine) ligands LL=C6H3(5-R)(1,3-CONH-3-C5H4N)2 with R=H (1a) or R=t-Bu (1b) give the corresponding neutral dipalladium(II) macrocycles trans,trans-[Pd2Cl4(mu-LL)2], 2a and 2b, which crystallize from dimethylformamide with one or two solvent molecules as macrocycle guests. The reaction of [PdCl2(NCPh)2] with LL in a 1:2 ratio gave the cationic lantern complex [Pd2(mu-LL)4]Cl4, 3c (LL=1b), and the reaction in the presence of AgO2CCF3 gave the corresponding trifluoroacetate salts [Pd2(mu-LL)4](CF3CO2)4, 3a (LL=1a) and 3b (LL=1b). These lantern complexes exhibit a remarkable host-guest chemistry, as they can encapsulate cations, anions, and water molecules by interaction of the guest with either the electrophilic NH or the nucleophilic C=O substituents of the amide groups, which can be directed toward the center of the lantern through easy conformational change. The structures of several of these host-guest complexes were determined, and it was found that the cavity size and shape vary according to the ligand conformation, with Pd...Pd separations in the range from 9.45 to 11.95 A. Supramolecular ordering of the lanterns was observed in the solid state, through either hydrogen bonding or secondary bonding to the cationic palladium(II) centers. The selective inclusion by the lantern complexes of alkali metal ions in the sequence Na+ > K+ > Li+ was observed by ESI-MS.     

二正辛基亚砜萃取钯(II)和金(III)的动力学研究

应用连续自动测定的恒界面池装置, 研究了二正辛基亚砜(DOSO)在盐酸介质中萃取钯(II)和金(III)的动力学行为。得以了各自的萃取速率方程和表观活化能。测定了DOSO的两相分配和界面吸附性能。结果表明, DOSO萃取钯(II)为界面配本取代反应控制类型, 而萃取金(III)则为扩散或混合控制类型。     

十二员一氧三氮杂环配合物的研究——Ⅰ.1-氧-4,7,10-三氮杂环十二烷及其含钯加合物的合成、性质和结构

本文对合成的1-氧-4,7,10-三氮杂环十二烷和它的含钯加合物进行了元素、红外、核磁、质谱和热分析;并对加合物做了单晶结构测试。加合物晶体属正交晶系,空间群为P2_12_12_1;晶胞参数为a=10.474(2),b=11.632(2),c=14.674(3),AZ=4。结构的偏离因子R=0.052。加合物中,钯(Ⅱ)与四个氯形成平面四边形配位,以H_2PdCl_4分子存在,冠醚环上的一个N原子与HCl的H~+结合形成铵鎓离子,分子式为NHC_2H_4OC_2H_4N H_2C_2H_4NHC_2H_4C1·H_2PdC1_4·H_20.     

Extraction equilibrium of palladium(II) with 2-methyl-8-quinolinol into supercritical carbon dioxide fluid

The present study is concerned with the extraction behavior and equilibrium of Pd(II) with 2-methyl-8-quinolinol (HMQ) into supercritical fluid CO(2) (SF-CO(2)). Pd(II)-HMQ complex extracted from a weakly acidic solution (pH 2-3) into SF-CO(2) was determined to be Pd(MQ)(2) on the basis of a slope analysis. The extraction constant K(ex,SF) (=[Pd(MQ)(2)](SF)[H(+)](2)[Cl(-)](4)[PdCl(4)(2-)](-1)[HMQ](-2)) was determined to be 10(4.3+/-0.2) at 8.5 MPa, 45 degrees C and I=0.4 M (H,Na)Cl (1 M=1 mol dm(-3)). The distribution behavior of HMQ between an aqueous and a SF-CO(2) phase was examined so as to discuss quantitatively the extraction equilibrium. The extraction constant (K(ex,Cy)) of Pd(II) with HMQ into cyclohexane with a similar polarity to SF-CO(2) was determined and the K(ex,SF) was compared with the K(ex,Cy). Pd(II) at the concentration range of 10(-5)-10(-4) M in the aqueous solution (pH<3) containing relatively high concentration of chloride ion was found to be extracted efficiently by the SF-CO(2) extraction.     

An efficient Approach to Modify the Catalyst Activity for the Hydrogenation of Nitrobenzene

Transition metal complexes have been used extensively for the hydrogenation in homogeneous system probably due to their high catalytic selectivities under mild operating conditions. In order to improve the homogeneous catalyst system, some studies on the homogeneous or soluble polymer-supported bimetallic catalysts have been recently carried out and enhanced activity, better selectivity were observed in selective hydrogenation, hydrodehalogenation, carbonylation, hydroformylation and regioselec…     

Platinum(II) and palladium(II) complexes of bisphosphine ligands bearing o-N,N-dimethylanilinyl substituents: a hint of catalytic olefin hydration

Platinum(II) and palladium(II) complexes of the potentially hexadentate P,N-donor ligand family Ar2P-X-PAr2 (X = (CH2)2 [dmape], cyclic-C5H8 [dmapcp]; Ar = o-N,N-dimethylanilinyl) are described. In CH2Cl2, the dmape complexes exist as equilibrium mixtures of MCl2(P,P'-dmape) and [MCl(P,P',N-dmape)]Cl isomers (M = Pd, Pt), governed by deltaH(o) = -19 +/- 4 kJ mol(-1) and deltaS(o) = -100 +/- 30 J mol(-1) K(-1) for M = Pt, and deltaH(o) = -11 +/- 7 kJ mol(-1) and deltaS(o) = -60 +/- 20 J mol(-1) K(-1) for M = Pd. The water-soluble dmapcp complexes exist solely in the [MCl(P,P',N-dmapcp)]Cl form, but the free and coordinated anilinyl rings in these complexes are in slow diastereoselective exchange. X-ray crystal structures for MCl2(P,P'-dmape) (M = Pd, Pt), and the [PdCl(P,P',N-dmape)]+ and [PtCl(P,P',N-dmapcp)]+ cations, are presented. Some of the complexes show marginal activity in water for the catalyzed hydration of maleic to malic acid, giving about 6-7% conversion in 24 h at 100 degrees C and substrate:catalyst loadings of 100:1. Attempts to synthesize a PdCl(P,P',N-dmapm)+ species led instead to isolation of [Pd(mu-Cl)(P,P'-dmapm)]2[PF6]2 (dmapm = Ar2PCH2Ar2).     

Stereoselective preparation, structures, and reactivities of phosphine-bridged mixed-metal trinuclear and pentanuclear complexes with tris[2-(diphenylphosphino)ethyl]phosphine

The phosphine-bridged linear trinuclear and pentanuclear complexes with Pd(II)-Pt(II)-Pd(II), Ni(II)-Pt(II)-Ni(II), and Rh(III)-Pd(II)-Pt(II)-Pd(II)-Rh(III) metal-ion sequences were almost quantitatively formed by the stepwise phosphine-bridging reaction of the terminal phosphino groups of tris[2-(diphenylphosphino)ethyl]phosphine (pp3), which is the tetradentate bound ligand of the starting Pd(II) and Ni(II) complexes. The solid-state structures of the trinuclear complexes were determined by X-ray structural analyses, and the structures of the polynuclear complexes in solution were characterized by NMR spectroscopy. The trans and cis isomers of the trinuclear and pentanuclear complexes, which arise from the geometry around the Pt(II) center, were selectively obtained simply by changing the counteranion of the starting complexes: the tetrafluoroborate salts, [MX(pp3)](BF4) [M = Pd(II) or Ni(II), X = Cl- or 4-chlorothiophenolate (4-Cltp-)], gave only the trans isomers, and the chloride salt, [PdCl(pp3)]Cl, gave only the cis isomers. The formation of the trinuclear complex with the 4-Cltp- and chloro ligands, trans-[Pt(4-Cltp)2{PdCl(pp3)}2](BF4)2, proceeded with exchange between the thiolato ligand in the starting Pd(II) complex, [Pd(4-Cltp)(pp(3))](BF4), and the chloro ligands in the starting Pt(II) complex, trans-[PtCl2(NCC6H5)2], retaining the trans geometry around the Pt(II) center. In contrast, the formation reaction between [PdCl(pp3)]Cl and trans-[PtCl2(NCC6H5)2] was accompanied by the trans-to-cis geometrical change on the Pt(II) center to give the trinuclear complex, cis-[PtCl2{PdCl(pp3)}2]Cl2. The mechanisms of these structural conversions during the formation reactions were elucidated by the 31P NMR and absorption spectral changes. The differences in the catalytic activity for the Heck reaction were discussed in connection with the bridging structures of the polynuclear complexes in the catalytic cycle.     

Synthesis, structure and reactivity of cuboidal-type cluster aqua complexes with W3PdS4 4+ core

The reaction of PdCl(2) with [W3S4(H2O)9]4+ in the presence of hypophosphorous acid in 2 M HCl gives cuboidal cluster [W3(PdCl)S4(H2O)9]3+ (1) which undergoes condensation and crystallises from Hpts solutions as edge-linked double cubane cluster [{W3PdS4(H2O)9}2](pts)(8).19H2O (pts = p-toluenesulfonate) (1'). The substitution of Cl- in (1) by different ligands was explored. The Pd atom in the cluster shows an exceptionally high reactivity in the isomerisation of the hydrophosphoryl H2P(O)(OH), HP(O)(OH)2, HPPh(O)(OH) and HPPh2(O) molecules into the corresponding hydroxo tautomers HP(OH)2, P(OH)3, PhP(OH)2 and Ph2P(OH) stabilised by coordination at Pd. The reactions were followed by UV-Vis spectrophotometry and 31P NMR. Formation constants of the 1 : 1 coordination of [M3(PdCl)S4(H2O)9]3+ (M = Mo, W) with HP(OH)2 and As(OH)3 were obtained. The structures of cucurbit[6]uril (C36H36N24O12, CUC[6]) adducts [W3(PdP(OH)3)S4(H2O)8Cl]-(C36H36N24O12)Cl3.12.5H2O (2), and [W3Pd(PhP(OH)2)S4(H2O)7Cl2]2(C36H36N24O12)Cl4.9H2O (3) were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.     

Structural characterization of four members of the electron-transfer series [PdII(L)2)2]n (L = o-Iminophenolate derivative; n = 2-, 1-, 0, 1+, 2+). ligand mixed valency in the monocation and monoanion with S = (1)/(2) ground states

The reaction of the ligand 2-(2-trifluoromethyl)anilino-4,6-di-tert-butylphenol, H(2)((1)L(IP)), and PdCl(2) (2:1) in the presence of air and excess NEt(3) in CH(2)Cl(2) produced blue-green crystals of diamagnetic [Pd(II)((1)L(ISQ))(2)] (1), where ((1)L(ISQ))(*)(-) represents the o-iminobenzosemiquinonate(1-) pi radical anion of the aromatic ((1)L(IP))(2-) dianion. The diamagnetic complex 1 was chemically oxidized with 1 equiv of Ag(BF(4)), affording red-brown crystals of paramagnetic (S = (1)/(2)) [Pd(II)((1)L(ISQ))((1)L(IBQ))](BF(4)) (2), and one-electron reduction with cobaltocene yielded paramagnetic (S = (1)/(2)) green crystals of [Cp(2)Co][Pd(II)((1)L(ISQ))((1)L(IP))] (3); ((1)L(IBQ))(0) represents the neutral, diamagnetic quinone form. Complex 1 was oxidized with 2 equiv of [NO]BF(4), affording green crystals of diamagnetic [Pd(II)((1)L(IBQ))(2)](3)(BF(4))(4){(BF(4))(2)H}(2).4CH(2)Cl(2) (5). Oxidation of [Ni(II)((1)L(ISQ))(2)] (S = 0) in CH(2)Cl(2) solution with 2 equiv of Ag(ClO(4)) generated crystals of [Ni(II)((1)L(IBQ))(2)(ClO(4))(2)].2CH(2)Cl(2) (6) with an S = 1 ground state. Complexes 1-5 constitute a five-membered complete electron-transfer series, [Pd((1)L)(2)](n) (n = 2-, 1-, 0, 1+, 2+), where only species 4, namely, diamagnetic [Pd(II)((1)L(IP))(2)](2-), has not been isolated; they are interrelated by four reversible one-electron-transfer waves in the cyclic voltammogram. Complexes 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 have been characterized by X-ray crystallography at 100 K, which establishes that the redox processes are ligand centered. Species 2 and 3 exhibit ligand mixed valency: [Pd(II)((1)L(ISQ))((1)L(IBQ))](+) has localized ((1)L(IBQ))(0) and ((1)L(ISQ))(*)(-) ligands in the solid state, whereas in [Pd(II)((1)L(ISQ))((1)L(IP))](-) the excess electron is delocalized over both ligands in the solid-state structure of 3. Electronic and electron spin resonance spectra are reported, and the electronic structures of all members of this electron-transfer series are established.     

Macrochelation, cyclometallation and G-quartet formation: N3- and C8-bound PdII complexes of adenine and guanine

The reactions of Pd(II) ions with a series of chelate-tethered derivatives of adenine and guanine have been studied and reveal a difference in the reactivity of the purine bases. Reactions of [PdCl2(MeCN)2] and A-alkyl-enH x Cl (alkyl = propyl or ethyl, A adenine, en = ethylenediamine) yield the monocationic species [PdCl(A-N3-Et-en)]+ (1) and [PdCl(A-N3-Pr-en)]+ (2). Both involve co-ordination at the minor groove site N3 of the nucleobase as confirmed by single-crystal X-ray analysis. Reactions with the analogous G-alkyl-enH x Cl derivatives (G=guanine, alkyl = ethyl or propyl) were more complex with a mixture of species being observed. For G-Et-en HCI a product was isolated which was identified as [PdCl(G-C8-Et-en)]+ (3). This compound contains a biomolecular metal-carbon bond involving C8 of the purine base. Crystallography of a product obtained from reaction of G-Pr-enH x Cl and [Pd(MeCN)4][NO3]2 reveals an octacationic tetrameric complex (4), in which each ligand acts to bridge two metal ions through a combination of a tridentate binding mode involving the diamine and N3 and monodentate coordination at N7.