Abstract: | The synthesis of neutral and cationic palladium complexes containing the tridentate monoanionic ligand [2-(2-Ph2PC6H4-CH=N)C6H4O]? is described. Deprotonation of the Schiff base formed by condensation of 2-(diphenylphosphino)benzaldehyde with 2-aminophenol in the presence of the appropriate palladium precursor ([Pd(AcO)2] or [PdCl2(PhCN)2]) form the corresponding neutral complexes [Pd{2-(2-Ph2PC6H4-CH=N)C6H4O}(AcO)] (1) or [Pd{2-(2-Ph2PC6H4-CH=N)C6H4O}(Cl)] (2) in good yield. The first reacts smoothly with thiols and activated phenols to give complexes of general formula [Pd{2-(2-Ph2PC6H4-CH=N)C6H4O}(X)] (X = OC6F5 (3), SEt (4), StBu (5), SC6H5 (6), SC6H4-4Me (7), SC6H4-4NO2 (8)). When the chloro complex is treated with silver perchlorate and tertiary phosphines (L) the cationic derivatives [Pd{2-(2-Ph2PC6H4-CH=N)C6H4O}(L)][ClO4] (L = PPh3 (9), PMePh2 (10), PMe2Ph (11), PEt3 (12)) were obtained. The new complexes were characterized by partial elemental analyses and spectroscopic methods (IR, 1H, 19F and 31P NMR). |