Bis 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-pentanedionato palladium

The preparation is conveniently carried out in a 500-mL creased flask fitted with a paddle stirrer or, alternatively, in a blender. Smaller scale preparations may be conducted in an Erlenmeyer flask using a magnetic stirrer. Because PdCl2 is only sparingly soluble in water, the mixture is heterogeneous and the amount of time required for completion of the reaction varies with efficiency of stirring. 

The compound is readily soluble in hydrocarbons such as hexane and toluene, in chlorinated hydrocarbons such as dichloromethane and chloroform, and 

PENTANEDIONATO)PALLADIUM(II) 1,1,1,5,5,5-HEXA-FLUORO-2,4-DIOXO-3-PENTANIDE 

A solution of 0.26 g (0.5 mmol) bis(hexafIuoropentanedionato)palladium in 8 mL of toluene is added to 0.08 g (0.5 mmol) 2,2 -bipyridine in 3 mL of the same solvent. The product separates as yellow crystals that are collected on a niter, washed with toluene then pentane, and vacuum dried using a mechanical pump. Yield 0.32 g (95%), mp 193°C (dec). 

[BlS[2-(DIPHENYLPHOSPHINO)ETHYL]PHENYL-PHOSPHINE] (1,1,1,5,5,5-HEX AFLUORO-2,4-PENTANEDIONATO)PALLADIUM(II) 1,1,1,5,5,5-HEX AFLUORO-2, 4-DIOXO-3-PENTANIDE 

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