title: "Inverse-electron-demand" ligand substitution in palladium(0)-olefin complexes.
abstract: Ligand substitution reactions are ubiquitous in transition-metal chemistry and catalysis. Investigation of ligand substitution reactions for a series of electron-rich palladium(0)-olefin complexes, (bathocuproine)Pd(nitrostyrene) reveals an unprecedented mechanism in which the metal serves as the nucleophilic partner in an "associative" substitution pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA. stahl@chem.wisc.edu
authors.forename: Shannon S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Stahl
authors.forename: Joseph L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Thorman
authors.forename: Namal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: de Silva
authors.forename: Ilia A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Guzei
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Clark