Non-conventional methodologies for transition-metal catalysed carbon–carbon coupling: a critical overview. Part 2: The Suzuki reaction

Regioselective electrophilic aromatic bromination: theoretical analysis and experimental verification

Electrophilic aromatic bromination is the most common synthetic method used to prepare aryl bromides, which are very useful intermediates in organic synthesis. To understand the experimental results in electrophilic aromatic brominations, ab initio calculations are used here for a tentative analysis of the positional selectivity. The calculated results agree well with the corresponding experimental data, and the reliability of the resulting positional selectivity was verified by the corresponding experimental data.

Palladium-catalyzed oxidative carbonylative coupling of arylboronic acids with terminal alkynes to alkynones

The first example of palladium-catalyzed oxidative carbonylation of arylboronic acids with terminal alkynes has been developed. By an appropriate combination of a palladium salt, a ligand, and an oxidant, the desired alkynones were isolated in moderate to good yields.

Sterically demanding aryl–alkyl Suzuki–Miyaura coupling

Efficient sterically demanding aryl–alkyl Suzuki–Miyaura coupling between di-ortho-substituted aryl halides and secondary alkylboronic acids has been achieved with a Pd-AntPhos catalyst.

Design and synthesis of a new phosphinite-functionalized clay composite for the stabilization of palladium nanoparticles. Application as a recoverable catalyst for C–C bond formation reactions

Pd-catalyzed C–C bond formation in green media, combining the advantages of homogeneous IL phase, phosphorylated ligands and a new heterogeneous clay support.

Pd-catalyzed ligand-free Suzuki reaction of β-substituted allylic halides with arylboronic acids in water

The combination of Pd(TFA)₂ and KOH could efficiently catalyze the reaction of β-substituted allylic halides with arylboronic acids in water.

Rhodium-catalyzed direct coupling of biaryl pyridine derivatives with internal alkynes

Axially chiral biaryls were synthesized by an isoquinoline or 2-pyridine-directed Rh(iii)-catalyzed dual C–H cleavage and coupling with internal alkynes.

Palladium nanoparticles supported on agarose-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles of Fe3O4 as a recyclable catalyst for C–C bond formation via Suzuki–Miyaura, Heck–Mizoroki and Sonogashira–Hagihara coupling reactions

Palladium nanoparticles supported on agarose functionalized Fe₃O₄ catalyzed C–C bond formation reactions.

Micellar catalysis using a photochromic surfactant: application to the Pd-catalyzed Tsuji-Trost reaction in water

The first example of a Pd-catalyzed Tsuji-Trost reaction, applied in a photochromic micellar media under conventional heating and microwave irradiation, is reported. The surfactant activity and recycling ability were investigated and compared with those of a few commercially available surfactants. The synthetic photochromic surfactant proved to be efficient, recyclable, and versatile for Pd-catalyzed coupling reactions.

A ternary catalytic system for the room temperature Suzuki-Miyaura reaction in water

The formation of Pd(0) in the absence of any classical reducing agent in a medium containing Mg²⁺/Al³⁺ layered double hydroxide (LDH) and N,N-dimethylformamide was evidenced. XRD analysis showed the presence of crystalline phases of palladium in the Pd/LDH composite. Suzuki-Miyaura reactions in aqueous medium were carried out at room temperature, and good yields were obtained with bromoarenes and iodoarenes using the ternary system LDH-Pd-CD (cyclodextrin) as catalyst.

Palladium-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of aryl sulfamates with arylboronic acids

Readily available NHC-Pd(II)-Mp complexes 2 showed efficient catalytic activity toward the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of aryl sulfamates with arylboronic acids or potassium phenyltrifluoroborate, giving the expected coupling products in good to high yields. It should be noted that this is the first example so far of the phosphine-free, NHC-Pd(II) complexes catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of aryl sulfamates with arylboronic acids.