Synthesis of Heterobimetallic Gold(I) Palladium(II) Bis(acyclic diaminocarbene) Complexes via the Isonitrile Route

A convenient one-pot approach to bridged heterobimetallic gold­(I) palladium­(II) bis­(acyclic diaminocarbene) complexes is presented. The methodology exploits the graduated nucleophilicities of aliphatic and aromatic amines connected via an aromatic unit. This enables a straightforward access to bridged complexes from easily available isonitrile metal precursors.