Palladium(II) 2,4-pentanedionate can be used to synthesize palladium(II) complexes applicable in common cross-coupling reactions like Suzuki, Heck and Buchwald-Hartwig coupling.
[1][2][3] As a palladium precursor, it can be used to synthesize hollow Pd/Pt single-crystalline nanocubes with enhanced electrocatalytic activity due to increased surface area.
[4] The surface modification of TiO
2 using Pd(acac)
2 as a metal-organic precursor has enhanced its photocatalytic activity under UV irradiation.
[5] Pd(acac)
2 can also be used to develop bimetallic alloy NP catalysts applicable in formic acid dehydrogenation.
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