As part of my thesis work I prepared the starting palladium complex using PCP pincer as the ligand tBu(PCP)Pd-Cl. Subsequently, this complex was converted into the corresponding nitro, hydroxy and acetoxy derivatives: tBu(PCP)Pd−ONO2, tBu(PCP)Pd− OH and tBu(PCP)Pd−acac. I also performed a test involving the Michael addition of methyl acetoacetate to nitrostyrene using the tBu(PCP)Pd−acac complex as the catalyst. The reactions were monitored by thin layer chromatography and their success was verified by 1H and 31P NMR and IR spectroscopy.
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