Zerovalent Nickel, Platinum, and Palladium

Chemistry of zerovalent nickel, palladium and platinum derivatives... 

Chemistry of Zerovalent Nickel, Palladium, and Platinum Derivatives... 

There are different methods for preparation of the zerovalent nickel, palladium, and platinum derivatives. Generally, these methods are similar to those usually employed in the chemistry of the low oxidation states. The more commonly used are the following ... 

In conclusion, the zerovalent nickel, palladium, and platinum derivatives still offer a fertile field for new and extensive researches. 

The d phosphine and phosphite complexes of zerovalent nickel, palladium and platinum possess long-lived emissive excited states in both fluid solution and in the solid state.The lifetimes of the Ni and Pd complexes are in the 1.39-5.38 ps range, with the platinum complex Pt(PPh3)4 having the shorter excited state lifetime of 0.07 //s because of spin-orbit coupling. These long lifetimes allow for bimolecular reactions to occur, and under photochemical conditions chlorobenzene will add to the complex Pd(PPh3)3 (Ref. 75) ... 

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