Pd/Cu catalyzed homo-coupling reactions of 2-iodo-3-iodomethyl-1,4-diarylnaphthalene in the presence of arylacetylene

Pyridinyl functionalized MCM-48 supported highly active heterogeneous palladium catalyst for cross-coupling reactions

Pyridinyl functionalized MCM-48-supported Pd-catalyst efficiently (0.013–0.025 mol%) promoted Heck, Suzuki and Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions. Moreover, the catalyst was reused five times without significant loss of its activity.

Recent advances and applications of Glaser coupling employing greener protocols

Recent developments in Glaser coupling catalysed by copper(i) is discussed in the review with emphasis on its application.

Total synthesis of crisamicin A

Stereoselective total synthesis of natural product crisamicin A (1) was accomplished for the first time via the Pd/TMTU-catalyzed alkoxycarbonylative annulation to generate a unique cis-pyran-fused lactone, an intermolecular Diels-Alder reaction to construct the pyranonaphthoquinone unit, and a novel Pd-thiourea pincer complex-catalyzed homocoupling of functionalized naphthoquinones.