Palladium(II) bis(acetylacetonate) is a
compound with formula Pd(C
5H
7O
2)
2. This yellow solid is the most common
palladium complex of
acetylacetonate. This compound is commercially available and used as a
catalyst precursor in
organic synthesis
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. The molecule is relatively planar with idealized D
2h symmetry
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.
See also
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Platinum(II) bis(acetylacetonate)
Platinum(II) bis(acetylacetonate) is the coordination compound with the formula Pt(O2C5H7)2, abbreviated Pt(acac)2. The homoleptic acetylacetonate complex of platinum(II), it is a yellow, benzene-soluble solid. According to X-ray crystallography ...
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Nickel(II) bis(acetylacetonate)
Nickel(II) bis(acetylacetonate) is a coordination complex with the formula i(acac)2sub>3, where acac is the anion C5H7O2− derived from deprotonation of acetylacetone. It is a dark green paramagnetic solid that is soluble in organic solvents su ...
References
{{Acetylacetonate complexes
Palladium compounds
Acetylacetonate complexes
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