H 5 )), and their palladium complexes (PdLCl 2 ) were synthesized. The compounds were characterized using 1 H NMR and 13 C NMR spectroscopy and micro analysis. Also, electrochemical properties of the ligands and Pd(II) complexes were investigated in dimethylformamide-LiClO 4 solution with cyclic and square wave voltammetry techniques. The Pd(II) complexes showed both reversible and quasi-reversible processes in the À1.5 to 0.3 V potential range. The synthesized Pd(II) complexes were evaluated as catalysts in Mizoroki-Heck and Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions.