DOUBLE CARBONYLATION REACTIONS OF METHYL- AND PHENYLPALLADIUM(II) COMPLEXES IN THE PRESENCE OF SECONDARY AMINES AFFORDING α-KETO AMIDES

The reactions of trans-PdR(X)(PMePh2)2 (R = Me, X = I and R = Ph, X = Br) with carbon monoxide in the presence of secondary amines, R’2NH, were found to give α-keto amides, RCOCONR’2, as double carbonylation products under mild conditions in good yields and selectivities.