Divergent pathways in the reaction of Fischer carbenes and palladium

Org Lett. 2007 Apr 26;9(9):1757-9. doi: 10.1021/ol070431n. Epub 2007 Mar 27.

Abstract

[reaction: see text] The Pd-catalyzed reaction of beta-arylaminochromium(0) carbene complexes produces by transmetalation the first isolated and X-ray structurally characterized bis-Pd(II) carbene complex, as well as other alternative reaction pathways, such as the oxidative addition-transmetalation sequence, not seen before in this chemistry.