Water-soluble palladium nanoparticles: Click synthesis and applications as a recyclable catalyst in Suzuki cross-couplings in aqueous media

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/ejoc.201000671

A new PEG-tagged material, which was prepared by a threefold copper-catalyzed [3+2] cycloaddition (click chemistry), was found to act as an efficient stabilizer for palladium nanoparticles. The newly formed material proved to be active asa recyclable catalyst in Suzuki coupling the presence of polyether chains allowed for the catalytic runs to be conducted in aqueous media.