The tertiary phosphine (E)-Ph2PC(OSiMe3)(CF3)CH=C(OSiMe3)CF3 (L), 1 and the carbonyl Fe2(CO)9 react to give (OC)3FeL, 2. Bis(1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dionato)palladium(II) and 1 furnish the diphenylphosphido group bridged palladium(II) complex 3 crystallizing from chloroform triclinic in the space group P1BAR with a = 12.600(3), b = 13.298(3), c = 13.975(3) angstrom, alpha = 93.27(2), beta = 111.67(2), gamma = 106.71(2)-degrees. The elementary cell contains Z = 2 formular units and two molecules CHCl3 with two independent molecules 3 each showing an inversion centre. The planar [PdP]2 four membered ring system and the planar chelate units, exhibit a torsional angle of 6.75-degrees.