The mercuriation of 3,4,5-trimethoxy(N-tert-butylcarbamoyl)benzene with mercury(II) acetate and subsequent reaction with KCl leads to the formation of [Hg{C 6 The reaction of 2 with [PdCl 2 (MeCN) 2 ] and 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) affords [Pd(C 6 H{C(O)NHBu t }-6-(OMe) 3 -2,3,4)Cl(bpy)] (3), which reacts with Tl(CF 3 SO 3 ) giving [Pd-{C 6 H{C(O)NHBu t }}(bpy)](CF 3 SO 3 ) (4). Complex 2 reacts with [PdCl 2 (MeCN) 2 ] and acetylenes RCtCR to give metallic palladium and the spirocyclic compound 10-(N-tert-butylcarbamoyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetraphenylspiro[4.5]-1,3,6,9-decatetraen-8-one (5) when R ) Ph or the monoinserted palladium complex [Pd{C(CO 2 Me)dC(CO 2 Me)C 6 H{C(O)NHBu t }-6-(OMe) 3 -2,3,4}(µ-Cl)] 2 (6) when R ) CO 2 Me. By reaction of 6 with L (1:2) or PPh 3 and Tl(CF 3 SO 3 ) (1:4:2), the complexes [Pd{C(CO 2 Me)dC(CO 2 Me)C 6 H{C(O)NHBu t }-6-(OMe) 3 -2,3,4}Cl(L)] (L ) PPh 3 (7), CNXy (8) (Xy ) 2,6-dimethylphenyl)) or [Pd{C(CO 2 Me)dC(CO 2 Me)C 6 H{C(O)-NHBu t }-6-(OMe) 3 -2,3,4}(PPh 3 ) 2 ](CF 3 SO 3 ) (9) are obtained respectively. The reactions of 4 and of the related complexes [Pd{C 6 H{C(O)Me}-6-(OMe) 3 -2,3,4}(bpy)](CF 3 SO 3 ) (10) or [Pd-{C 6 H{C(O)H}-6-(OMe) 3 -2,3,4}(NCMe)(bpy)](CF 3 SO 3 ) (11) with CNXy have also been studied, the following compounds being isolated: [Pd{C(dNXy)C 6 H{C(O)NHBu t }-6-(OMe) 3 -2,3,4}-(bpy)](CF 3 SO 3 ) (12) [Pd{C 6 H{C(O)Me}-6-(OMe) 3 -2,3,4}(CNXy)(bpy)](CF 3 SO 3 ) (13), [Pd-{C 6 H{C(O)H}-6-(OMe) 3 -2,3,4}(CNXy)(bpy)](CF 3 SO 3 ) (14), and the ketenimine 2-(2,6dimethylphenyl)-1-(((2,6-dimethylphenyl)imino)methylene)-5,6,7-trimethoxy-3-oxoisoindoline (15). The structures of 4, 7, 12, and 15 have been determined by X-ray crystallography.