| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1326566 | Journal of Organometallic Chemistry | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Inexpensive air and moisture stable diamino-diol ligands [(2-OH-C10H6)CH2(μ-NC4H8N)CH2(C10H6-2-OH)] (1) and [(5-tBuC6H3-2-OH)CH2(μ-NC4H8N)CH2(5-tBuC6H3-2-OH)] (2) were synthesized by reacting corresponding alcohols with formaldehyde and piperazine. Treatment of ligands 1 and 2 with Pd(OAc)2 in 1:1 molar ratio afforded neutral palladium complexes [Pd{(OC10H6)CH2(μ-NC4H8N)CH2(C10H6O)}] (3) and [Pd{(5-tBuC6H3-2-O)CH2(μ-NC4H8N)CH2(5-tBuC6H3-2-O)}] (4) in good yield. The palladium complexes 3 and 4 are employed in Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reactions between phenylboronic acid and several aryl chlorides or bromides. They are found to be competent homogeneous catalysts for a variety of substrates to afford the coupled products in good to excellent yields. The crystal structures of compounds 2 and 4 are also reported.
Graphical abstractThe inexpensive, phosphorus free, air and moisture stable palladium complexes of tetradentate ligands are found to be very efficient catalysts for Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reactions.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide
