Highly chemoselective heterogeneous Pd-catalyzed biaryl synthesis from haloarenes: Reaction in an oil-in-water microemulsion

Sudip Mukhopadhyay*, Anan Yaghmur, Mubeen Baidossi, Buddhadeb Kundu, Yoel Sasson

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    Abstract

    Heterogeneous Pd/C-catalyzed reductive coupling of substituted haloarenes to the respective biaryls is effected with very high chemoselectivity in an oil-in-water microemulsion, using a reducing agent such as formate and a base, NaOH, in the presence of a catalytic amount of tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBAB) at 75°C. Almost 100% biphenyl selectivity is obtained with iodobenzene. High coupling yields are achieved with 4-chlorotoluene and 4-chlorobenzaldehyde as the substrate. The competitive reduction reaction becomes predominant when the water-in-oil microemulsion is used as the solvent medium.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalOrganic Process Research and Development
    Volume7
    Issue number5
    Pages (from-to)641-643
    Number of pages3
    ISSN1083-6160
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2003

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