The ligands 8-diphenylphosphanylquinoline (DPPQ) and 8-diphenylphosphanyl-2- methylquinoline (DPPQ-Me) react with the allyl dimers [Pd (μ-Cl)(η3-C3H5)] 2 and [Pd (μ- Cl)(η3-C3H3Me2)] 2, yielding palladium allyl phosphanyl-quinoline complexes. The allyl