Pd/C in Propylene Carbonate: A Sustainable Catalyst-Solvent System for the Carbonylative Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Using N -Formylsaccharin as a CO Surrogate

Carbonylative Self-Coupling of Aryl Boronic Acids Using a Confined Pd Catalyst within Melamine Dendron and Fibrous Nano-Silica: A CO Surrogate Approach

Development of heterogeneous catalysts with tunable activity and selectivity has posed a persistent challenge. This study addresses this challenge by fabricating a hybrid environment through the combination of mesoporous silica and N-rich melamine dendron via covalent grafting, allowing for controllable growth and encapsulation of Pd NPs. This catalyst presented an excellent catalytic activity for the oxidative carbonylative self-coupling of aryl boronic acids to afford symmetric biaryl ketones using N-formyl saccharin as a sustainable solid CO source and Cu as a co-catalyst.

Synthesis of unprotected glyco-alkynones via molybdenum-catalyzed carbonylative Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction

Herein we report a novel Mo-catalyzed carbonylative Sonogashira cross-coupling between 2-iodoglycals and terminal alkynes. The reaction displays major improvements compared to a related Pd-catalyzed procedure previously published by our group, such as utilizing unprotected sugar derivatives as starting materials and tolerance to substrates bearing chelating groups. In this work we also demonstrate the utility of the glyco-alkynone products as platform for further functionalization by synthesizing glyco-flavones via Au-catalyzed 6-endo-dig cyclization.

Thermal ellipsoid representation of compound 3a.

Supported Palladium Catalyzed Carbonylative Coupling Reactions using Carbon Monoxide as C1 Source

The carbonylative reactions of aryl halides, boronic acids, amines, activated alkene and alkynes under CO and supported palladium catalyzed conditions are very popular reactions for the synthesis of bioactive molecules, pharmaceuticals, polymers, peptides, intermediates and fine chemicals synthesis. Due to cost effectiveness and easy handling of recyclable supported palladium catalyst, it became more popular among researchers either working in academic institute or industry. In recent years, irrespective of poisoning effect of CO with palladium as major limitation, several advancements have been done through surface selection, designing and condition improvement to achieve high yield in the area of carbonylative coupling reactions. We hope this review will be helpful as a ready reference of last 20 years in the field of CO insertion reactions using diverse range of supported palladium catalysts under carbon monoxide or its sources as C1 source.

Direct comparison of safer or sustainable alternative dipolar aprotic solvents for use in carbon–carbon bond formation

Direct comparison of safer dipolar aprotic solvents for use in carbon–carbon bond formation is of vital importance for industrial applications. Cyrene exhibited high initial reaction rates, yields and solvent recovery in the Baylis–Hillman reaction.

Palladium-catalyzed carbonylations of highly substituted olefins using CO-surrogates

CO surrogate chemistry: General protocols for alkoxycarbonylations of highly substituted olefins with paraformaldehyde and methyl formate are reported, allowing the performance of carbonylation reactions in all labs and for all kinds of substrates.

Scope and limitation of propylene carbonate as a sustainable solvent in the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction

The Suzuki–Miyaura reaction is one of the most used transformations in drug research. Thus making this reaction more sustainable is of considerable current interest. Here we show that propylene carbonate (PC) can be used as a solvent for the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction. PC is one of the greenest solvents since it is synthesized under green conditions by the use of carbon dioxide in the air. All reactions proceeded well and good or excellent yields were observed for the biaryl products. Nonetheless in the case of pyridazinones, 2-hydroxypropyl- chain containing side-products were observed. Importantly, this fact allowed the isolation of several novel compounds which were generated under prominently green conditions.

The Suzuki–Miyaura reaction was carried out in propylene carbonate yielding an interesting side-product besides the biphenyl derivative.

Integrative Photoreduction of CO2 with Subsequent Carbonylation: Photocatalysis for Reductive Functionalization of CO2

Efficient conversion of CO₂ into fuels and chemicals with solar energy would be promising, but also faces great challenge. In this context, we describe the photoreductive functionalization of CO₂ to construct new C-C, C-N, and C-O bonds through the respective Pd-catalyzed Suzuki carbonylation, aminocarbonylation, and alkoxycarbonylation of aryl iodides with CO in situ generated through the photoreduction of CO₂ . This protocol opens up an alternative avenue for CO₂ utilization by harnessing solar energy.