Dichloro(1,5-cyclooctadiene)palladium
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Dichloro(1,5-cyclooctadiene)palladium is the organopalladium compound with the formula PdCl2(C8H12) where C8H12 is cycloocta-1,5-diene (cod) or abbreviated PdCl2(cod). It is a yellow solid that is soluble in
chloroform Chloroform, or trichloromethane (often abbreviated as TCM), is an organochloride with the formula and a common solvent. It is a volatile, colorless, sweet-smelling, dense liquid produced on a large scale as a precursor to refrigerants and po ...
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X-ray crystallography X-ray crystallography is the experimental science of determining the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal, in which the crystalline structure causes a beam of incident X-rays to Diffraction, diffract in specific directions. By measuring th ...
, the Pd center is square planar. This complex can be synthesized by reaction of tetrachloropalladate in hydrochloric acid with cycloocta-1,5-diene.


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Dichloro(cycloocta-1,5-diene)platinum(II) Dichloro(1,5-cyclooctadiene)platinum(II) (Pt(cod)Cl2) is an organometallic compound of platinum. This colourless solid is an entry point to other platinum compounds through the displacement of the cod and/or chloride ligands. It is one of several ...


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Palladium compounds Homogeneous catalysis Chloro complexes Cyclooctadiene complexes {{Chem-compound-stub