Synthesis of the dimeric oximepalladacycle

A 50-mL round-bottomed flask, equipped with a magnetic stirrer bar and an argon balloon, was charged with a mixture of palladium chloride (885 mg, 5.0 mmol) and lithium chloride (430 mg, 10.0 mmol) in dry methanol (7 mL) and the reaction was allowed to stir for 1 hour at room temperature. 

To the above mixture, a solution of a mixture of benzophenoneoxime (980 mg, 5.0 mmol) and sodium acetate (410 mg, 5.0 mmol) in dry methanol (8 mL) was added, and the whole mixture was allowed to stir overnight. 

The mixture was diluted with 250 mL of distilled water, and the pale yellow precipitate which was formed was filtered and dried under vacuum for 3 hours at room temperature. 

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