Diamino‐Substituted Carbene Transfer between Transition Metal Ions

Diamino‐carbene ligand transfer between various metalions is studied, particularly with Pd (II) to Rh(I), Rh(I) to Au(I). Reactions of various carbene complexes with AgPF₆ result in the cleavage of the M=C bond to give the protonated carbene species, imidazolidin‐2‐ylidinium salt, indicating the presence of free carbene ligand in the reaction medium. When the carbene transfer process was carried out in tetrahydrofuran, the polymerization of tetrahydrofuran occurred.