Neutral dinuclear palladium(II) complex containing chiral P,S-bridging diamidophosphite-thioether ligands

An unusual neutral dinuclear palladium(II) complex with two head-to-head orientated μ-P,S-bridging ligands was obtained by the reaction of Pd(MeCN)₂ Cl₂ with (1R,5R)-3-(4-phenylthiobutoxy)-2,4-diphenyl-2,4-diaza-3-phospha-bicyclo[3.4.0]nonane. The dimeric structure of the complex in the solid state and in solution was thoroughly confirmed using appropriate analytical techniques: single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, HRMS, FTIR and NMR spectroscopy.