title: The synthesis of a di-N-heterocyclic carbene-amido complex of palladium(II).
abstract: A diimidazolium salt incorporating a secondary amine moiety has been used to prepare a palladium(II) di-N-heterocyclic carbene amino complex that can be deprotonated with NaH to give the first example of a transition metal NHC-amide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, UK YO10 5DD. red4@york.ac.uk
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Douthwaite
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Houghton
authors.forename: Benson M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kariuki