title: Palladium complexes of 6-aminofulvene-2-aldiminate (AFA) ligands.
abstract: Bis(N,N'-2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-6-aminofulvene-2-aldimine (4) has been synthesised and characterised. The synthesis and characterisation of two zwitterionic Pd(ii) complexes [(Ph(2)AFA)Pd(Me)DMAP] (1) and [(Ph(2)AFA)Pd(N,N-dimethylbenzylamine-2-C,N)] (2) are reported. Activation of 1 and 2 for ethene polymerisation with Lewis acids such as BF(3) and B(C(6)F(5))(3) were not successful. Attempted synthesis of halide-bridged dimers of the form [(Ph(2)AFA)Pd(mu-X)](2) resulted in formation of bis-chelated complexes [(Cy(2)AFA)(2)Pd] (3) and [((t)Bu(2)AFA)(2)Pd] (5).
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JJ, UK. Philip.Bailey@ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Haack
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.forename: Mahmudur
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Damian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Fraser J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: White