Synthesis of water soluble Pd‐Piperidoimidazolin‐2‐ylidene complexes and their catalytic activities in neat water

Linkage Isomers of Triangular Pd Metallacycles and Catalysis in Aqueous Suzuki Coupling Reaction

The water-soluble trinuclear Pd metallacycles [Pd(tmeda)(4-Spy)]3(X)3 (tmeda = tetramethylethylenediamine, X = OTf, 2; NO3, 3) were synthesized from the ambidentate ligand 4-pyridylthiolate (Spy-) and [Pd(tmeda)X2] in 80 and 70% yield, respectively. Two possible linkage isomers are found in solution (slow interconversion found in the NMR) and in the solid state. Density functional calculations showed that the energy of the isomer with a D3-symmetric arrangement of the SPy ligand and all Pd atoms having N∧NPdSN coordination is only 7 kcal/mol lower. When reacting [Pd(tmeda)(NO3)2] with 4,4'-biphenyldithiolate (S2bph2-), the tetranuclear [{Pd(tmeda)}4(μ-S2bph)2](NO3)4 (1) was formed. A new type of undecanuclear Pd cluster was separated as a minor product from an acetone solution of 2 in air. The new complexes represent the first examples of water-soluble Pd metallacycles constructed from a pyridine-thiolate ligand. They show catalytic activity with turnover numbers ranging from 9 to 420 in aqueous Suzuki cross-coupling reactions using phenyl boronic acid and a number of aryl halides. An optimized system gave a TON of 6,900,000 and a TOF of 492,857 h-1. The catalyst could be reused eight times, and the activity has been attributed to the formation of PdNPs.

Synthesis and characterization of ZrFe2O4@SiO2@Ade-Pd as a novel, recyclable, green, and versatile catalyst for Buchwald-Hartwig and Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions

This work presents the simple synthesis of a green and novel Palladium based magnetic nanocatalyst with effective catalytic properties and reusability. These heterogeneous catalysts were prepared by the anchoring of Pd(0) on the surface of ZrFe2O4 MNPs coated with a di-substituted adenine (Ade) compound as a green linker. The as-synthesized ZrFe2O4@SiO2@Ade-Pd MNPs were methodically characterized over different physicochemical measures like VSM, EDX, Map, SEM, TEM, ICP, and FT-IR analysis. The catalytic activity of ZrFe2O4@SiO2@Ade-Pd was carefully examined for the room-temperature Carbon-Carbon coupling reaction in acetonitrile as a solvent. It is worth noting that the synthesized solid catalyst can be easily recovered with a bar magnet and reused for five cycles without decrease of catalytic activity.

Anchored Pd(0) Nanoparticles on Synthetic Talc for the Synthesis of Biaryls and a Precursor of Angiotensin II Inhibitors

The palladium-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction is one of the most important and efficient reactions to prepare a variety of organic compounds, including biaryls. Despite the overwhelming number of reports related to this topic, some methodological difficulties persist in terms of catalyst handling, recovery, and reuse, as well as the reaction media. This work reports the rational design of new, efficient, cost-effective, and reusable palladium catalysts supported on synthetic talc for the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction. From the results, key points were identified: both designed catalysts accelerated the reaction in EtOH and an open-flask setup, affording moderate to excellent yields within a short time (e.g., 30 min) even for deactivated aryl halides; the protocol can be applied to a great number of both cross-coupling partners, showing an excellent functional group tolerance; the catalysts can be recovered and reused without significant loss of activity. This protocol was used for the synthesis of a precursor of angiotensin II inhibitors such as valsartan, losartan, irbesartan, and telmisartan.

C(acyl)–C(sp2) and C(sp2)–C(sp2) Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reactions using nitrile-functionalized NHC palladium complexes

Application of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) palladium complexes has been successful for the modulation of C–C coupling reactions. For this purpose, a series of azolium salts (1a–f) including benzothiazolium, benzimidazolium, and imidazolium, bearing a CN-substituted benzyl moiety, and their (NHC)₂PdBr₂ (2a–c) and PEPPSI-type palladium (3b–f) complexes have been systematically prepared to catalyse acylative Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction of acyl chlorides with arylboronic acids to form benzophenone derivatives in the presence of potassium carbonate as a base and to catalyse the traditional Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction of bromobenzene with arylboronic acids to form biaryls. All the synthesized compounds were fully characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), and ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopies. X-ray diffraction studies on single crystals of 3c, 3e and 3f prove the square planar geometry. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), metal mapping analyses and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) were performed to get further insights into the mechanism of the Suzuki–Miyaura cross coupling reactions. Mechanistic studies have revealed that the stability and coordination of the complexes by the CN group are achieved by the removal of pyridine from the complex in catalytic cycles. The presence of the CN group in the (NHC)Pd complexes significantly increased the catalytic activities for both reactions.

Nitrile-functionalized Pd(ii) complexes have evaluated for the Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reactions. The highest TON value was reached for the acylative Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of acyl chlorides with phenylboronic acids.