“…α-Diimine ligands are well-studied in organopalladium chemistry, most notably for Pd(II) olefin polymerization catalysts. − Corresponding Pd(0) complexes with the DAB-variant of α-diimines (derived from glyoxyl) have also been previously studied, , including as precatalysts in Heck coupling, − catalytic alkyne hydrogenation, − methoxycarbonylation of styrene, , and the synthesis of carbohydrate derivatives . Furthermore, several (R 3 P) 2 Pd–DMFU complexes are known, either with simple monophosphines − or with chelating phosphines. − This work provides important structural and synthetic guidance toward candidate Pd(0) precatalysts. Specifically, many different synthetic routes are used to access these compounds, including reduction of L n Pd(allyl)X species in the presence of DMFU, coordination of DMFU to Pd(PR 3 ) n complexes, or ligand substitution using Pd 2 dba 3 .…”