Yttrate-Mediated Ligand Transfer and Direct Synthesis as a Route to Amidopalladium Complexes

A ligand transfer from yttrium to palladium and the regeneration of 1 are the crucial steps in the efficient synthesis of the very strained amidopallium complex 2 from [(cod)PdCl₂] and 1 (cod=cyclooctadiene). In the light of the numerous “ate” complexes of early transition metals, this synthetic route should have enormous potential.