Novel route to carbodiphosphoranes producing a new P,C,P pincer carbene ligand

The reaction of PdCl(2), dppm and CS(2) in CH(2)Cl(2)/MeOH results in the palladium carbodiphosphorane complex [Pd(Ph(2)PCH(2)Ph(2)PCPPh(2)CH(2)PPh(2)-P, C,P)Cl]Cl.