Dichloro(1,5‐cyclooctadiene)palladium(II)

[12107-56-1] C8H12Cl2Pd (MW 285.49) InChI = 1S/C8H12.2ClH.Pd/c1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1;;;/h1-2,7-8H,3-6H2;2*1H;/q;;;+2/p-2/b2-1-,8-7-;;; InChIKey = RRHPTXZOMDSKRS-PHFPKPIQSA-L (alcohol protection; synthesis of carbamates, bicyclooctanes; alkene carbonylation) Physical Data: yellow solid, mp 210 °C (dec). Solubility: slightly sol CHCl3, tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide (sulfolane), and nitrobenzene. Preparative Method: prepared in 96% yield by treating Palladium(II) Chloride with 1,5-cyclooctadiene in concentrated hydrochloric acid.1 Purification: recrystallization from methylene chloride. Handling, Storage, and Precautions: the reagent is air-stable.