Pd catalyzed Heck reaction with the catalytic system [Pd(Ph2PC6H4-2-(CH2NMe2))(SRF)2]

A series of palladium complexes of the type [Pd(Ph2PC6H4-2-(CH2NMe2))(SRF)2] have been synthesized and the effect of the fluorinated thiolates in the catalytic performance of these complexes examined in the Heck coupling reaction experiments indicate that reducing the electron-withdrawing strength of the substituents on the S moiety may favor higher yields in the Pd catalyzed Heck reaction using [Pd(Ph2PC6H4-2-(CH2NMe2))(SRF)2] as catalysts.