Non-symmetric diphosphines based on the imidazole scaffold: an unusual group interchange involving Pd–CH3 and (imidazole)P–Ph cleavage

Pengfei Ai, Andreas A. Danopoulos, Pierre Braunstein
2014 Dalton Transactions  
The regioisomeric diphosphines L1 and L2 show dramatic differences in reactivity and when coordinated to the PdCl(Me) fragment, L2 undergoes facile interchange of one PN phenyl with the methyl originating from Pd.
doi:10.1039/c3dt53025f pmid:24296727 fatcat:ocwgcicdord4hijm5j4zs72zdy