DFT characterisation of a PdII→IIII adduct, and a PdII complex formed after oxidative alkenylation of PdII by [Ph(alkenyl)IIII]+, in Pd-mediated synthesis of benzofurans involving PdIV, annulation and chain-walking

Dalton Trans., 2022, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D2DT00759B, PaperAllan J. Canty, Alireza Ariafard, Helena MalinakovaThe synthesis of benzofurans by the reaction of the palladium(II) complex Pd{1-C6H4-2-OCH(CO2Et)-C,C}(bipy) (bipy = 2,2′-bipyridine…