title: Facile hydrolysis and alcoholysis of palladium acetate.
abstract: Palladium(II) acetate is readily converted into [Pd3 (μ(2) -OH)(OAc)5 ] (1) in the presence of water in a range of organic solvents and is also slowly converted in the solid state. Complex 1 can also be formed in nominally anhydrous solvents. Similarly, the analogous alkoxide complexes [Pd3 (μ(2) -OR)(OAc)5 ] (3) are easily formed in solutions of palladium(II) acetate containing a range of alcohols. An examination of a representative Wacker-type oxidation shows that the Pd-OH complex 1 and a related Pd-oxo complex 4 can be excluded as potential catalytic intermediates in the absence of exogenous water.
authors: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS (UK). r.bedford@bristol.ac.uk.
authors: Robin B
authors: RB
authors: Bedford
authors: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS (UK).
authors: John G
authors: JG
authors: Bowen
authors: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS (UK).
authors: Russell B
authors: RB
authors: Davidson
authors: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS (UK).
authors: Mairi F
authors: MF
authors: Haddow
authors: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS (UK).
authors: Annabelle E
authors: AE
authors: Seymour-Julen
authors: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS (UK).
authors: Hazel A
authors: HA
authors: Sparkes
authors: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS (UK).|Present address: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY (UK).
authors: Ruth L
authors: RL
authors: Webster
keywords: acetate ligands; homogeneous catalysis; hydrolysis; oxidation; palladium