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DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201200129
Preparation of Recoverable Pd Catalysts for Carbonylative
Cross-Coupling and Hydrogenation Reactions
Jian-Rui Niu, Xing Huo, Feng-Wei Zhang, Hai-Bo Wang, Ping Zhao, Wu-Quan Hu,
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Jiantai Ma,* and Rong Li*
We report on the synthesis, characterization and catalytic per-
and unsaturated compounds. The newly developed catalysts
are prepared by a synthetic strategy that is similar to the one
used for other supported catalysts but are easier to recover—
they can be recycled by magnetic separation from liquid phase
reactions—and can be used for at least 5 consecutive trials
without any decrease in activity.
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formance of new, supported Pd and Pd catalysts. The cata-
lysts are characterized by TEM, XRD, FTIR, X-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy, and vibrating sample magnetometry. The cata-
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lysts are found to be active in both forms, Pd and Pd , for the
carbonylative cross-coupling reaction of aryl iodides with aryl-
boronic acids, and for the hydrogenation of aromatic nitro-
Introduction
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Biaryl ketones are important moieties in many biologically
active molecules, natural products, and pharmaceuticals. A va-
py. In this study, Pd complexes were immobilized on this
type of support to create heterogeneous catalysts because
they are easily handled, recyclable, and the process is
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riety of methods for their preparation have been reported.
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The Suzuki carbonylative coupling reaction is one of the most
promising methods for the direct synthesis of biaryl ketones
from carbon monoxide, aryl halides, and arylboronic acids,
owing to the wide variety of functionalities that can be tolerat-
ed on either partner and the fact that arylboronic acids are
“green”. To enhance the stability, we used coated (MNPs) for
the metal immobilization.
A number of functionalized MNPs have been employed in
a range of organic transformations, and show excellent catalyt-
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ic activities in CÀC coupling, hydrogenation, oxidation,
amination, and nitrile hydration reactions. Inspired by the
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generally nontoxic and thermally-, air-, and moisture-stable.
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As a result of improvements in selectivity and activity, the in-
terest in homogeneous catalysts has grown dramatically. Nev-
ertheless, one key challenge for the commercial development
and practical use of homogeneous catalysts is the separation
of product from the catalytic media. This process is often com-
plicated and usually accomplished by means of complex work-
work of Fryxell et al. and Pinnavaia and Mercier, who dem-
onstrated that thiol-modified mesoporous materials are re-
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markable scavengers for mercury, and by Kang et al.,
who
showed that SBA-15-SH has a higher affinity for Pd and Pt
compared with other metals, we began a study into the immo-
bilization of Pd on a mercaptopropyl-modified silica-coated
magnetic support with great catalytic and separation proper-
ties. We hoped that the functionalized magnetic catalyst
would act as both a support, and as a scavenger for any small
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up procedures. Attempts to improve catalyst recovery and re-
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cycling, include the use of biphasic systems or the immobili-
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zation of catalysts on solids. In such circumstances, systems
that use silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have
drawn attention. These systems, which are comprised of mag-
netically recoverable solid supports, can be easily and quickly
removed from the reaction medium, and are used in fields
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amounts of residual Pd that escaped from the surface. The
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supported Pd catalyst is active towards selective conversion in
the carbonylative Suzuki coupling reaction and the minimiza-
tion of waste generation, which is highly relevant to the devel-
opment of “green” chemical processes. If the metal is properly
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such as drug delivery, magnetic resonance imaging, biomo-
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lecular sensors, bioseparations, and magneto-thermal thera-
reduced, Pd nanoparticles immobilized on the magnetic sup-
port surface are obtained, and the catalyst becomes active for
hydrogenation reactions. We present here a reusable Pd cata-
lyst supported on a magnetic material for carbonylative cross-
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a] J.-R. Niu, X. Huo, F.-W. Zhang, H.-B. Wang, P. Zhao, W.-Q. Hu, Prof. J. Ma,
Prof. R. Li
Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Lanzhou University
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coupling and hydrogenation reactions.
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Fax: (+86)0931-891-2582 (J.M.)
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Results and Discussion
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E-mail: majiantai@lzu.edu.cn
Catalyst preparation and characterization
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The preparation of the Fe O @SiO -SH-Pd catalyst follows the
Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201200219.
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steps described in Scheme 1. Firstly, the silica-coated MNPs
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