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2.1.2. The Coord<strong>in</strong>ation Geometry of Organo<strong>palladium</strong> Compounds<br />

The geometry of organo<strong>palladium</strong> compounds depends on the oxidation state of<br />

<strong>palladium</strong>. In the organo<strong>palladium</strong> compounds, the transition metal may have 0, +2, +3,<br />

+4 oxidation state. All possible geometries of <strong>palladium</strong> depend<strong>in</strong>g upon its oxidation<br />

states are shown <strong>in</strong> Table 2.1.<br />

Table 2.1. The geometries of organo<strong>palladium</strong> compounds<br />

Oxidation Step Electronic Configuration Geometry<br />

0 d 10 Tetrahedral<br />

2+ d 8 Square planer<br />

4+ (rarely) d 6 Octahedral<br />

2.1.3. The Characteristic Features of Pd and Pd-C Bonds<br />

The most characteristic feature of the Pd-C bonds <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>termediates of catalytic<br />

<strong>reaction</strong>s is their <strong>reaction</strong> with nucleophiles. Pd(0) is generated by accept<strong>in</strong>g two<br />

electrons from nucleophiles. Unlike <strong>palladium</strong>, some other metal-carbon bonds such as<br />

those with Mg, Al, Zn are attacked by electrophiles and metals are oxidized to M(II).<br />

Therefore, <strong>reaction</strong> can not carried out with a catalytic amount of these metals.<br />

Whereas, the catalytic <strong>reaction</strong> is possible via the regeneration of an active Pd (0)<br />

catalyst. In this respect, Pd is very unique.<br />

Organo<strong>palladium</strong> species tolerate many functional groups, such as carbonyl and<br />

hydroxyl groups, (except alkene, alkynes and iodide and bromides attached to sp 2<br />

carbons), which allows them to be employed <strong>in</strong> the synthesis of highly complex<br />

molecules. Thus, Pd-catalyzed <strong>reaction</strong>s do not need any protection of these functional<br />

groups. They are also not sensitive to water, alcohols and carboxylic acids.<br />

Pd is much less expensive a compared to other metals such as Rh, Pt, and Ir and<br />

its toxicity has posed no problem so far. Pd forms complexes with a wide variety of<br />

organic ligands with P, N, and O atoms; many of these complexes are relatively easy to<br />

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