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 language | English |
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Journal | Organic Process Research and Development |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 5 |
Pages (from-to) | 641-643 |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISSN | 1083-6160 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2003 |