(1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene)palladium(II) dichloride

[1,1'‑Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]palladium(II) dichloride is a palladium complex containing the bidentate ligand 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (dppf), abbreviated as [(dppf)PdCl$2$]. This commercially available material can be prepared by reacting dppf with a suitable nitrile complex of palladium dichloride:


 * dppf + PdCl$2$(RCN)$2$ → (dppf)PdCl$2$ + 2 RCN (RCN = CH$3$CN or C$6$H$5$CN)

The compound is popularly used for palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions, such as the Buchwald–Hartwig amination and the reductive homocoupling of aryl halides.