The solvent-initiated photochemistry of tetrachloropalladate(II) in chloroform.
Under 254 nm irradiation in chloroform, [PdCl4]2- is protonated to H2PdCl4 by HCl, generated through absorption of light by CHCl3. This stands in contrast to the behavior of [PtCl4]2- and [Pt(bpy)Cl2], which undergo photooxidation under the same conditions.
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Anh L
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Department of Chemistry, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, USA.
Hoggard
Patrick E
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