can i synthesise Bis(tri-tert-butylphosphine)palladium(0) from Sodium tetrachloropalladate and tri(t-butyl)phosphine [closed]








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can i synthesise Bis(tri-tert-butylphosphine)palladium(0) from Sodium tetrachloropalladate and tri(t-butyl)phosphine if so how do i isolate the product 




I think it can be done by a two step process *via* $\ce{(DBA)3Pd2}$:


1. Prepare Tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium–Chloroform from sodium tetrachloropalladate by the method of Fairlamb and Tsuji$\ce{^{[1]}}$
2. Use that to prepare bis(tri-tert-butylphosphine)palladium(0)$\ce{^{[2]}}$


Note $\ce{(t-Bu)3P}$ is extremely air sensitive. 


**References**


1. Jiro Tsuji and Ian J. S. Fairlamb *et. al.*, The Elusive Structure of Pd 2(dba)3. Examination by Isotopic Labeling, NMR Spectroscopy, and X-ray Diffraction Analysis: Synthesis and Characterization of Pd 2 (dba-Z) 3 Complexes , Journal of the American Chemical Society, 10.1021/ja403259c, 135, 22, (8388-8399), (**2013**).DOI: <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/047084289X.rt400.pub2>
2. <https://patents.google.com/patent/CN101693725A/en>


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