Facile synthesis and reactivity study of mixed phosphane-isocyanide Pd(II) and Pd(0) complexes

► The dechlorinated complex [Pd(η3-allyl)Cl]2 yields only [Pd(η3-allyl)(CNR)(PPh3)]. ► The reactivity toward allylamination of the palladium(II) allyl complexes was studied. ► Diffractometric investigations on four isocyanide-phosphane complexes are included.