Catalytic activation of hydrogen, silicon, and fluorine by transition-metal complexes

The remarkable versatility of palladium catalysis is exemplified by recent work in two distinct areas. Firstly, coupling chemistry is discussed, in which the reactive entity is generated by cleavage of a C–H or C–Si bond. The second part concerns the activation of allylic C–F bonds, where divergence from the normal stereochemical pattern of the reaction was observed.