Ligand-free Stille cross-coupling reaction using Pd/CaCO3 as catalyst reservoir

Stille reactions between halobenzenes and other substituted (hetero)arenes and tributylphenyltin were carried out in ethanol-water solution using Pd/CaCO3 as catalyst in a ligand-free system. The catalyst could be recycled three times without any loss of activity. The ethanol-water solution, after removal of the catalyst and extraction of the product, was found to have catalytic activity, thus showing the presence of soluble Pd(0)/Pd(II) species that can be regarded as the true catalysts.