In situ investigation of the oxidative addition in homogeneous Pd catalysts by synchronised time resolved UV-Vis/EXAFS.

Simultaneous structuro-kinetic information obtained via time resolved stopped-flow/UV-Vis spectroscopy/dispersive EXAFS (EDE) experiments elucidated a two-step process for the addition of iodobenzene to [(Ph3P)2Pd(dba)].