tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299119331285745392.post3769732686732454442..comments2023-09-27T03:47:09.791-07:00Comments on Organosynthetic & Organometallic Chemistry: Pd catalyzed rxnWeiwei TIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355339462714688547noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299119331285745392.post-24241212137397085392008-06-24T05:44:00.000-07:002008-06-24T05:44:00.000-07:00thank you for your comment.I really wish I knew th...thank you for your comment.<BR/>I really wish I knew this when I did the rxn. any way, it is good to know.Weiwei TIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355339462714688547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299119331285745392.post-64135428193640145762008-06-23T12:45:00.000-07:002008-06-23T12:45:00.000-07:00I was making PdCl2.2MeCN myself, about 15 yeas ago...I was making PdCl2.2MeCN myself, about 15 yeas ago, and it was very easy - a PdCl2 solid (of a dubious quality) suspension in an HPLC-grade acetonitrile (large volume like 400mL/g if I remember correctly) was heated to reflux, the obtained yellow solution was filtered while hot from the insoluble impurities, the filtrates were cooled and concentrated - PdCl2.2MeCN precipitated as a nice yellow solid. <BR/><BR/>The material is quite acidic, I used it as a catalyst in acetone solution for a selective removal of OTBS from primary OH. (Its in the Greene book, dont ask about exact mechanism)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com