The redox-active metallaphosphine [Fe(dppe)(η5-C5Me5)(C![[triple bond, length as m-dash]](http://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e002.gif)
C–PPh2)] reacts with [Pd(1,5-cod)Cl2] to give mono- and bis-phosphine coordinated palladium centres as a function of stoichiometry, and these complexes provide a stable redox-active platform which allows reversible one-electron {Fe(II)→Fe(III)+} oxidations within the palladium coordination sphere.
