Recent advances of dinuclear nickel- and palladium-complexes in homogeneous catalysis

In this highlight, we provide a current perspective of synthetic methodology development catalyzed by dinuclear Ni- and Pd-complexes in the past decade. The new catalytic reactivities of dinuclear Ni- and Pd-complexes are discussed.

Synthesis of nickel and palladium complexes with diarylamido-based unsymmetrical pincer ligands and application for norbornene polymerization

Nickel and palladium complexes chelating diarylamido-based unsymmetrical [PNNox] pincer ligands have been synthesized and used as catalysts for norbornene polymerization with activities up to 40.3 × 105 g of PNB (mol of Pd)−1 h−1 upon the activation of methylaluminoxane (MAO).

Nickel and palladium complexes with fluorinated alkyl substituted α-diimine ligands for living/controlled olefin polymerization

Living/controlled olefin polymerization is displayed by novel nickel and palladium diimine catalysts with fluorinated tails.