Cyclometalation refers to the transition metal-mediated activation of a CR bond to form a
metallacycle comprising a new metal-carbon σ bond (Scheme 1). 1, 2 Typically, the reaction …

There are three types of reactions with intramolecular five-membered ring compounds in
organic syntheses: The first type is reactions involving intramolecular five-membered ring …

Cyclopalladation reactions are well known processes widely studied, because they
represent a facile method for the activation of a C–H bond in aromatic rings and have …

Reactions of the mesityl-amidinato-silylene Si (tBu2bzam) Mes (1; tBu2bzam= N, N′-bis
(tert-butyl) benzamidinato; Mes= mesityl) with three different iridium precursors led, at room …

The ortho-metalated complex (S, S)-[Pd2 {κ2 (C, N)-C6H4CH2CH (CO2Me) NH2-2} 2 (μ-Br)
2](1b) can be prepared by refluxing in acetonitrile equimolecular amounts of Pd (OAc) 2 and …

Cyclometalation of 3-(2-naphthyl)-d-alanine methyl ester is achieved by reacting the
corresponding hydrochloride salt and Pd (OAc) 2 in a 1: 1 molar ratio (acetonitrile, room …

Palladium catalysed Heck couplings have been applied to the two-step synthesis of a
stilbene derivative bearing a diphenylphosphine oxide function which represents a suitable …

Design of chiral palladacycles with N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands has been carried
out in good yields starting form commercially available enantiopure benzylamines. The …

New cyclometalated platinum (II) complexes [PtMe (C^ N) L], 1, in which C^ N=
deprotonated 2-phenylpyridine (ppy), benzo [h] quinoline (bhq) or 2-(p-tolyl) pyridine (tpy) …

The ortho functionalization of methyl R-phenylglycinate has been easily achieved using the
known orthopalladated complex [Pd (μ-Cl){R-C6H4 (CH (CO2Me) NH2)-2}] 2 (1) as …