The reaction of 4-aminodiphenylamine or 2-aminofluorene with two equivalents of PPh 2 Cl in the presence of Et 3 N gives new bis(diphenylphosphino)amines N,N-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-aminodiphenylamine 1 and N,N-bis(diphenylphosphino)-2-aminofluorene 2 in good yields. Oxidation of 1 or 2 with hydrogen peroxide, elemental sulfur or gray selenium affords the corresponding chalcogen derivatives. The palladium and platinum complexes of these P-N-P donor ligands were prepared by the reaction of the bis(phosphino)amines with MCl 2 (cod) (M = Pd or Pt, cod = cycloocta-1,5-diene). All the new compounds have been characterized by analytical and spectroscopic methods, including 1 H-31 P NMR, 1 H-13 C HETCOR, or 1 H-1 H COSY correlation experiments. The Pd(II) complexes were investigated as catalysts in the Suzuki and Heck reactions; both showed good catalytic activity affording high yields of the desired products.