Cyclopalladation of (E)-N-(2,6-dichlorobenzylidene)(naphthalen-1-yl)methanamine: Synthesis and X-ray molecular structure of [κ2-N,C1-η2-C3,C4-Pd{(PhCCPh)2-C10H6-CH2-NCH-(2,6-Cl2C6H3)}Cl]·CH2Cl2

A selective palladation at the 2 position of a naphthyl group and a diinsertion of diphenylacetylene into the Pd-C σ bond formed is reported.