Structure and properties of arylnorbornyl palladacycles as stable models for catalytic intermediates

Abstract The solid state structure of two arylnorbornyl palladacycles containing phenanthroline as ancillary ligand was elucidated through X-ray diffraction analysis. Both compounds, the phenylnorbornyl palladacycle ( 1a ) and the o-tolylnorbornyl palladacycle ( 1b ), possess very similar geometrical parameters in spite of the presence of an ortho methyl group in 1b .