title: Modular syntheses of chiral and achiral C,N-chelated Pd(II)-pyridinylidenes.
abstract: Modular, high-yielding routes to achiral and chiral, C,N-chelated pyridinylidene complexes of Pd(II) have been developed which rely on oxidative addition of either chloropyridinium imines or aldehydes to Pd(0), respectively, and, in the latter case, subsequent Schiff base formation with chiral primary amines. These protocols succinctly circumvent many of the problems currently associated with the synthesis of chelating pyridinylidenes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7.
authors.forename: Elizabeth T J
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Strong
authors.forename: Jacquelyn T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Nathan D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Jones