Reactivity of α-Metallated Alkylarene Tricarbonylchromium Complexes. Preparation, Properties and X-Ray Crystal Structure of (η3-C3H5)Pd(CH2Ph-η6)–C⎴r(CO)3, a Novel Complex with a Palladium–Chromium σ–Bond

The reaction of [Cr(η⁶-PhCH₂ZnCl)(CO)₃] 1 with [{Pd(η³-C₃H₅)Cl}₂] 2 in tetrahydrofuran yields a novel complex [(η3-C3H5)Pd(CH2Ph-η6)–C⎴r(CO)3] 3 with a Pd–Cr bond; the reaction of 3 with Phl leads to [Cr(CO)₃(η⁶-PhCH₂Ph)].