Novel dinuclear and trinuclear palladium beta-diiminate complexes containing amido-chloro double-bridges.

We report the formation of an unexpected trinuclear palladium beta-diiminate complex from the decomposition of [Pd(Ph(2)nacnac)(Cl)(4-H(2)NC(6)H(4)-(t)Bu)] (nacnac = beta-diiminate derived from acetylacetone), the proposed reaction pathway, and the synthesis of the first dinuclear palladium complex with an amido-chloro double-bridge.