| abstract |
A metal complex represented by the following general formula (1). (Wherein M is palladium or platinum, L is carbon monoxide, an olefin compound, an amine compound, a phosphine compound, an N-heterocyclic carbene compound, a nitrile compound, an isocyanide compound and n is the number of ligands And R 1 to R 4 represent an organic group. The metal complex may be immobilized on the inorganic oxide with keeping its skeletal structure to form a supported metal complex, whereby the supported metal complex can maintain the same catalytic activity as that of the original metal complex. Further, by calcining the thus obtained supported metal complex, it is possible to obtain a supported metal catalyst in which the catalytic activity is significantly improved as compared with the conventional supported metal catalyst. |