The Chelate-To-Bridging Shift of Phosphane Dipalladacycles: Convenient Synthesis of Double A-Frame Tetranuclear Complexes

[Abstract] Palladacycles of the type [Pd2(Ph2PCH2PPh2-P,P)2(C,N:C,N)] (C,N:C,N = bis(N-2,3,4-trimethoxybenzylidene)-4,4′-sulfonyldianiline or -4,4′-oxydianiline) can undergo a spontaneous slow chelate-to-bridging diphosphane coordination shift in solution. Following this strategy a tailor-made synthetic procedure was devised that culminates in isolation of double A-frame tetranuclear palladium complexes.