[Pd(Fmes)I{NMe2(CH2-o-C6H4-I)-N,I}], a palladium(II) complex with I− and organic iodide as trans ligands

The treatment of [Pd(dmba)(Fmes)(OH2)] with I2 leads to the formation of [Pd(Fmes)I{NMe2(CH2-o-C6H4-I)-N,I}]. The X-ray structure shows that a new halocarbon ligand, (2-iodobenzyl)dimethylamine has been formed and is acting as N–I chelate. The two different types of iodine, one iodide ligand and one organic iodide coordinated to Pd, are mutually trans and display essentially identical Pd–I distances. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]