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Palladium(II) bis(acetylacetonate) is a
compound Compound may refer to: Architecture and built environments * Compound (enclosure), a cluster of buildings having a shared purpose, usually inside a fence or wall ** Compound (fortification), a version of the above fortified with defensive struc ...
with formula Pd(C5H7O2)2. This yellow solid is the most common
palladium Palladium is a chemical element; it has symbol Pd and atomic number 46. It is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal discovered in 1802 by the English chemist William Hyde Wollaston. He named it after the asteroid Pallas (formally 2 Pallas), ...
complex of acetylacetonate. This compound is commercially available and used as a
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precursor in
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. The molecule is relatively planar with idealized D2h
symmetry Symmetry () in everyday life refers to a sense of harmonious and beautiful proportion and balance. In mathematics, the term has a more precise definition and is usually used to refer to an object that is Invariant (mathematics), invariant und ...
.


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)2, where acac is the Ion, anion derived from deprotonation of acetylacetone. It is a dark green Paramagnetism, paramagnetic solid that is soluble in organic sol ...


References

Palladium compounds Acetylacetonate complexes Catalysts {{organic-compound-stub