Molecular palladium precursors for Pd0 nanoparticle preparation by microwave irradiation: Synthesis, structural characterization and catalytic activity

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Two new palladium complexes [Pd(MEA)₂Cl₂] (1) and [Pd(MEA)₂Br₂] (2) [MEA = (2-methoxyethyl)amine] were synthesized by the reaction of 2 equiv. of MEA with PdCl₂ or [(cod)PdBr₂] (cod = cyclo

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DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201200380
Molecular Palladium Precursors for Pd0 Nanoparticle Preparation by
Microwave Irradiation: Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Catalytic
Activity
Frank Heinrich,[a] Michael T. Keßler,[a] Stephan Dohmen,[a] Mrityunjay Singh,[b]
Martin H. G. Prechtl,*[a] and Sanjay Mathur*[a]
Keywords: Palladium / Complexes / Nanoparticles / Cross-coupling / Heck reaction / Wood
Two new palladium complexes [Pd(MEA)2Cl2] (1) and
[Pd(MEA)2Br2] (2) [MEA = (2-methoxyethyl)amine] were
synthesized by the reaction of 2 equiv. of MEA with PdCl2 or
[(cod)PdBr2] (cod = cycloocta-1,5-diene), respectively. Single-
crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of 1 and 2 revealed the for-
sulting particles was studied by DLS (hydrodynamic diam-
eter) and TEM analyses (particle size). The growth mecha-
nism of the nanoparticles depended on the type of halide li-
gand. Powder X-ray diffractometry confirmed the formation
of elemental Pd particles that were embedded in carbonized
mation of square-planar trans complexes with palladium co- wood to examine their potential as a catalyst. The catalytic
ordinated by chloride/bromide ions and N-atoms of MEA
bonded in a monodentate fashion. Given their molecular
form and solubility, 1 and 2 act as intractable precursors to
Pd nanoparticles by microwave-assisted synthesis. The influ-
ence of the reaction temperature, irradiation time and surfac-
tant (PVP) concentration on the size (5–40 nm) of the re-
activity of these nanoscale particles was evaluated in carbon–
carbon cross-coupling reactions by using Heck, Suzuki and
Sonogashira reactions as benchmark models. The investi-
gations included recycling experiments that resulted in total
turnover numbers of 4321 (Heck), 6173 (Sonogashira) and
8223 (Suzuki).
Furthermore, palladium anchored on metal oxide (MOx)
substrates serve as excellent catalysts for the decomposition
of volatile organic components (VOCs) and other environ-
mental pollutants (NOx, CO). In addition, Pd/MOx hetero-
structures are well suited for the detection of toxic gases
(CO, CH4).[2] The extraordinary uptake of hydrogen in Pd
structures has also led to new applications in the field of
hydrogen storage and detection.[3]
Palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) are of current interest
due to their large surface/volume ratio and the possible con-
trol over their size and shape, which influences their cata-
lytic properties.[4,5] So far, many methods have been re-
ported to prepare monodispersed Pd nanoparticles, which
include chemical reduction of palladium salts or com-
plexes[6] by reaction with molecular hydrogen, metal hy-
drides or by means of the polyol process,[5] or sonoelectro-
chemical methods[7] whereby different surfactants, polymers
or ionic liquids have been used to prevent agglomeration
and to impose a chemical control over the morphological
features of the particles.[8]
Introduction
Palladium in the form of molecular complexes, nanopar-
ticles and films is of significant interest due to its high cata-
lytic activity and application in organic synthesis; for exam-
ple, hydrogenation reactions or organic cross-coupling reac-
tions (e.g. Heck, Stille, Suzuki and Sonogashira) are well
known and widely described in the literature. Palladium-
based systems, which have been mostly obtained with li-
gands such as phosphanes, have been demonstrated as
active reagents for homogeneous or heterogeneous catalysis
with high turnover numbers (TONs). Generally, the ob-
served TONs are lower for heterogeneous catalysts. How-
ever, they are of potential interest due to the ease of purifi-
cation of the resulting products and superior recycling effi-
ciency when compared to the corresponding homogeneous
systems. Nevertheless, a comparative evaluation between
homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic systems is not
straightforward and is subject to a variety of physicochemi-
cal parameters.[1]
Microwave irradiation of ionic or thermally labile precur-
sors offers a facile, fast and green pathway to synthesize
metal and metal oxide nanoparticles as the reaction dura-
tions are drastically reduced due to instantaneous heating
of the reaction medium and formation of hot spots in the
reaction mixture, which can be tuned by choosing solvents
with desired polarity and dielectric properties.[9] To this
end, a number of ionic precursors, such as PdCl42–, PdCl2
[a] Department of Chemistry, Chair of Inorganic and Materials
Chemistry, University of Cologne,
50939 Cologne, Germany
E-mail: sanjay.mathur@uni-koeln.de
Homepage: www.mathur.uni-koeln.de
[b] NASA Glenn Research Center, Ohio Aerospace Institute,
Cleveland, OH 44135-3191, USA
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Scheme 1. Syntheses of the palladium complexes 1 and 2.
and Pd(OAc)2 as well as neutral complexes like Pd2(dba)3
(dba = dibenzylideneacetone), have been successfully used
in the microwave-assisted synthesis of Pd nanoparticles.[10]
The presence of a polar Pd complex in a polar solvent facili-
tates the interaction with the microwave field and results
in a rapid heating and subsequent burst of decomposition
reactions. The fast energy transfer and instantaneous de-
composition of precursor species result in a brief nucleation
stage producing well-dispersed particles with uniform size
distribution.
We report here two new Pd complexes that exhibit lower
decomposition temperatures and higher solubilities in com-
mon organic solvents compared to some other Pd precur-
sors. Their ability to form palladium nanoparticles in the
presence of PVP and ethanol by means of microwave-as-
sisted decomposition has been tested and the influence of
different reaction parameters and precursor configurations
Figure 1. Molecular structure of 1 and coordination spheres of 1
and 2. Ellipsoids are drawn with 50% probability level, hydrogen
(Pd–Cl and Pd–Br units) on the size and shape of the par- atoms are not depicted for clarity.
ticles was investigated. The Pd NPs were then embedded in
carbonized wood and evaluated as recyclable precatalysts in
ligand-free carbon–carbon cross-coupling reactions, namely
the Heck, Suzuki and Sonogashira reactions.
(2) was 2.43 Å. The N–Pd–X [X = Cl (1), Br (2)] angles
(89.18–90.82°) are very close to the optimal angle of 90°.
Selected crystallographic data are given in Table 1.
Results and Discussion
Table 1. Selected crystallographic data for 1 and 2.
Reaction of PdCl2 or [(cod)PdBr2] (with cod = cycloocta-
1,5-diene) with 2 equiv. of (2-methoxyethyl)amine resulted
in the formation of complexes 1 and 2 as orange and yel-
lowish compounds, respectively (Scheme 1). The products
1
2
Empirical formula
Formula mass [gmol–1]
Crystal system
C6H18Cl2N2O2Pd C6H18Br2N2O2Pd
327.52
monoclinic
P21/c
8.566(2)
8.605(1)
8.987(2)
113.08(2)
2/609.4(2)
2.58–29.61
293(2)
416.44
monoclinic
P21/c
8.503(1)
8.936(1)
were characterized as discrete molecular species by single-
Space group
1
crystal X-ray diffractometry, H NMR spectroscopy, mass a [Å]
b [Å]
spectrometry, CHNS analysis and DSC/TGA analysis.
c [Å]
β [°]
9.226(2)
113.34(2)
2/643.6(2)
3.31–28.08
293(2)
Z/V [Å3]
θ range [°]
T [K]
Single-Crystal X-ray Crystallography
Index range
–11 Ͻ h Ͻ 11
–11 Ͻ k Ͻ 11
–12 Ͻ l Ͻ 12
8395
1699
1070
0.0423
1.936
R1 = 0.0427
wR2 = 0.1012
R1 = 0.0719
wR2 = 0.1177
0.992
–11 Ͻ h Ͻ11
–11 Ͻ k Ͻ 11
–12 Ͻ l Ͻ 12
6008
1555
1114
0.0539
7.627
R1 = 0.0349
wR2 = 0.0792
R1 = 0.0559
wR2 = 0.0841
1.031
The molecular structures of 1 and 2 are isotypical (Fig-
ure 1). Both compounds crystallize in the monoclinic space
group P21/c where the unit cell of the dibromo derivative
has a slightly higher cell volume (ca. 5.6%) due to the
bulkier Br atoms.
In addition to the halide atoms, two monodentate (2-
methoxyethyl)amine molecules are coordinated to the Pd
centre to complete the observed square-planar coordination
around the central metal atom. The Pd–N distances are
around 2.05 Å for both of the compounds, the Pd–Cl dis-
tance (1) was found to be 2.30 Å, while the Pd–Br distance
Total data collected
Unique data
Observed data
Rmerg
μ [mm–1]
R indexes [IϾ2σ(I)]
R indexes (all data)
GooF
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Thermal Properties
The thermal behaviour of 1 and 2 was analyzed by ther-
mogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry (TGA/
DSC) measurements under air (Figure 2). Both 1 and 2
showed an endothermic feature without any significant
weight loss up to 110 °C, which was attributed to the melt-
ing of the compounds, while at 200 °C the onset of decom-
position was observed, which resulted in elemental palla-
dium. The observed weight losses were very close to the
theoretical values of 33% (calcd. 33%) for compound 1 and
27% (calcd. 26%) for compound 2. No further weight re-
duction after 550 °C confirmed the formation of stable final
products.
Figure 3. Powder XRD pattern of the as-synthesized Pd nanopar-
ticles obtained from 1 with 20 mg of PVP, microwave irradiation
time 5 min and temperature 150 °C.
Despite their isotypical crystal structures and similar de-
composition profiles (TGA/DSC data), the microwave-
assisted reduction of 1 and 2 led to palladium nanoparticles
of different sizes. Apparently, the palladium–halogen bond
becomes stronger in going from chloride to bromide, which
results in a faster reduction of 1 under similar experimental
conditions. Consequently, the faster growth of Pd nuclei
leads to a faster formation of nanocrystals, as observed in
the DLS measurements. In most of the reactions the par-
ticles are larger when complex 2 was used. The formation
of Pd particles by microwave irradiation occurs at 130 °C
for compound 1 and at 150 °C for compound 2 when apply-
ing a power of 150 W.
Figure 2. DSC/TGA plots for 1 and 2.
By enhancing the PVP/precursor ratio, the hydrodynamic
diameter decreases in the case of compound 1 from about
48 nm (10 mg of PVP) to 37 nm (30 mg of PVP). In the
case of compound 2, these changes lead to an enhancement
of the hydrodynamic diameter (from 47 to 54 nm) (Fig-
ure 4).
Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Pd Nanoparticles
Compounds 1 and 2 were used as precursors in the mi-
crowave-assisted synthesis of Pd nanoparticles as they show
low decomposition temperatures and good solubilities in
common organic solvents. Exposure of the ethanolic solu-
tions of 1 and 2 to microwave treatment induced the re-
duction reaction that led to elemental Pd. A remarkable
colour change from yellow to dark brown during the micro-
wave irradiation indicated the reduction of PdII to Pd0,
which sedimented in the form of a black powder; however,
stable dispersions could be obtained by the addition of
polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP 40000), which acted as an ef-
ficient capping agent for the nanocrystals. As shown in the
powder XRD pattern (Figure 3), elemental Pd in fcc phase
was formed. The peaks at 40°, 47° and 68° correspond to
the {111}, {200} and {220} lattice planes (JCPDS card
no. 00-046-1043). According to the Scherrer equation a
crystallite size of 8.7 nm (Ϯ0.9 nm) was obtained.
Figure 4. Mass of PVP vs. hydrodynamic diameter for Pd particles
synthesized by using 1 and 2 with microwave irradiation time of
5 min and temperature of 150 °C.
The concentration of PVP, the reaction temperature and
the time of microwave irradiation during the decomposition
The effect of the microwave irradiation time on the par-
process were changed, and the influence of these changes ticle size did not exhibit a linear relationship. For com-
on the particle size (hydrodynamic diameter) was analyzed pound 1, after 3 and 4 min irradiation time the hydrody-
by dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements.
namic diameters were in the range of 30–32 nm. After
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5 min, the diameter increased to 37 nm and decreased to of ligands and their influence on the kinetics of the re-
33 nm at an irradiation time of 7 min. In the case of com- duction, which affects the particle growth.
pound 2, the hydrodynamic diameters increased from 42 to
The electron microscopy analysis revealed that the par-
63 nm on increasing the irradiation time from 3 min to ticles obtained from compound 1 at 130 °C showed a high
7 min, respectively, as shown in Figure 5.
degree of polydispersity. This temperature is too low to en-
sure spontaneous nucleation, and therefore the resulting
particles show variable diameters and size-dispersion. The
particles obtained from 2 are less monodisperse than those
obtained from compound 1. The particles do not have
unique shapes but are elongated. The diameters of the
nanoparticles were between 5 and 40 nm, whereas the as-
pect ratio of the elongated structure was Ͻ 10. TEM images
confirmed the crystallinity of the particles in all of the
measured samples (Figure 6).
Figure 5. Irradiation time vs. hydrodynamic diameter for Pd par-
ticles synthesized by using 1 and 2 with a temperature of 150 °C
and 30 mg PVP.
Evidently, the synthesis temperature critically influences
the size of the formed particles when the chloride-contain-
ing compound is used. At higher temperatures larger par-
ticles are formed (130 °C: 34 nm; 170 °C: 68 nm). At 110 °C
no particles were obtained. Again the bromide-containing
compound shows a different behavior. At temperatures
lower than 150 °C no particles precipitated upon centrifu-
gation. At 150 °C and 170 °C the hydrodynamic diameters
of the particles are around 50 nm.
Figure 6. TEM and SEM images of Pd NPs derived from 1 (left)
and 2 (right). Mass of PVP 30 mg, temperature 150 °C, power
150 W, irradiation time 5 min in both cases.
Catalytic Activity
Palladium is known for its high catalytic activity in
carbon–carbon cross-coupling reactions.[1,11] Traditionally,
It is well known that the growth mechanism of Pd par- those reactions were carried out with defined palladium
ticles is directly influenced by the halide ions present in the complexes or with palladium salts in the presence of phos-
solution and, as reported by Xia et al.,[4,5] the addition of phane, carbene or amine ligands.[11] In the last two decades
halide ions can change or rebuild the morphology of the it has been proven that ligand-free approaches involving
as-formed nanoparticles. They observed that the adsorption molecular species and nanoparticles dissolved in a monoph-
of Br– ions on the surface of growing Pd nanoparticles pro- asic or biphasic reaction mixture play an important role
motes the formation of {100} facets. In their studies mainly in the catalytic cycle.[11] It should be pointed out that the
nanocubes and nanobars of Pd were obtained, whereas nanoparticles act as
a reservoir for molecular spe-
upon using chloride-containing compounds and/or surfac- cies.[1c,11,12] The advantage of nanoparticle-based systems is
tants mainly polyhedral structures were observed. The their long-term stability compared to that of metal com-
shape of the resulting nanoparticles depends on the etching plexes. However, to make this property of nanoparticles
power of the halide ions; in the case of Ag NPs, which also useful in recyclable catalyst systems, the Pd NPs should be
crystallizes in the fcc phase, the presence of Cl– ions pro- well immobilized in a liquid support or grafted onto a solid
duced Ag nanocubes, while the milder etchant Br– enables support.[1c] In this manner the product phase can simply be
the formation of bipyramidal particles.[5]
separated from the catalyst by decantation or filtration. In
In addition, ions that are charged oppositely to the the present work we embedded in situ synthesized palla-
surface charge of NPs can strongly attenuate the influence dium nanoparticles into carbonized cherry wood, which
of electrostatic double layer repulsion by neutralizing the shows good structural features and means a very homogen-
surface charge on the NPs, which can further affect the eous distribution of channels. These channels could be filled
growth kinetics. Dyson et al. in the course of the nanoparti- with Pd NPs by decomposition of the dissolved palladium
cle synthesis that used palladium halides in imidazolium complexes 1 and 2 under microwave irradiation in the pres-
ionic liquids isolated stable palladium–carbene complexes ence of pieces of wood. SEM measurements revealed that
with halide ligands in addition to palladium nanopart- the wood was uniformly decorated with Pd nanoparticles
icles.[11e] This shows the influence of in situ complexation (Figure 7).
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Figure 7. SEM images of empty wood channels (left) and wood
channels decorated by Pd nanoparticles (right).
After impregnation of the wood with the PVP-protected
palladium nanoparticles, the resulting material was evalu-
ated in established carbon–carbon cross-coupling reactions
to estimate their catalytic activity. The Heck reaction is well
known to be promoted by Pd NPs as the catalyst reser-
voir.[1c,11,12] Therefore, we decided to couple iodobenzene
with n-butyl acrylate in the presence of triethylamine and
PVP-Pd@wood (1.35 μmol Pd content; 0.14 wt.-% Pd) at
85 °C yielding butyl cinnamate in 57% (TON: 1407) in the
first run (Scheme 2; Figure 8). The magic-number method-
ology was used for the calculation of the TONs based on
the surface atoms of the metal nanoparticles.[13] A spherical
crystallite of 8.7 nm (Ϯ 0.9 nm) contains roughly 23485
atoms within 20 shells. The surface shell contains 3500
atoms, and hence 15% of the atoms are surface atoms,
which may potentially act as a catalyst reservoir. Figure 8
depicts the TONs of the recycling experiments in five runs
taking only the surface atoms into account. The graphical
sketch of the TONs may lead to the idea that strong catalyst
leaching occurs during the consecutive recycling experi-
ments. However, ICP-MS analysis of the catalyst material
before and after the catalysis revealed that the palladium
content does not change drastically, as will be discussed
later (Suzuki reaction). After each run the catalyst material
was separated from the formed ammonium salt and the
product phase. In the following recycling experiments the
conversions decreased down to 494 TONs or 20%
(Figure 8). Nevertheless, the very low Pd-loading gives
remarkably high TONs in all of the runs (Figure 8) and a
total TON for all runs of 4321.
Figure 8. Recycling experiments in the Heck reaction.
Scheme 3. Sonogashira coupling reaction.
Figure 9. Recycling experiments in the Sonogashira reaction.
Furthermore, Suzuki reactions were performed with the
PVP-Pd@wood catalyst in water as reaction media at
100 °C for 20 h (Scheme 4; Figure 10). The product is
formed in the first two runs in high conversions (84–97%;
2074 and 2395 TONs) and can easily be isolated by extrac-
tion with pentane. The catalyst recycling shows remarkably
high conversions in the first two runs in this biaryl cou-
pling, and then the TONs decrease. The total TON over six
runs reached 8223. ICP-MS analysis of the catalyst material
before and after the catalysis reaction revealed that the pal-
ladium content does not change drastically. The prepared
catalyst embedded onto wood contained 1.35 μmol palla-
dium, and after the catalysis the palladium content was
Scheme 2. Heck coupling reaction performed to test the efficacy of
new heterogeneous catalysts.
In further experiments we optimized the reaction condi- found to be 1.30 μmol. This indicates that the activity did
tions for C–C coupling reactions and performed the cop- not drop due to extensive metal leaching and that the deac-
per-free Sonogashira coupling of phenyl iodide and phenyl- tivation must be related to another parameter. Considering
acetylene in ethanol with potassium carbonate at 50 °C the catalyst support, we assume that significant amounts of
within 1 d (Scheme 3; Figure 9). In this case, the TON triethylammonium iodide that formed as byproduct may
reached 3704 (75% conversion) in the initial run, the TONs clog the pores and channels of the support material after
dropped in every recycle and then stabilized in the third and each run. Consequently, fewer nanoparticles were available
fourth run to between 440 and 500.
to act as the catalyst reservoir.
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-847019 (for 1) contain the supplementary crystallographic data for
this paper. These data can be obtained free of charge from The
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre via www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/
data_request/cif.
Characterization of Nanoparticles: The obtained Pd NPs were ana-
lyzed by powder X-ray diffractometry (STOE-STADI MP, Cu-Kα
irradiation, λ = 1.540598 Å), SEM (Nano SEM 430 by FEI.), EDX
(Apollo X by EDAX), TEM (Philips CM300 FEG/UT-STEM) and
DLS (Zetasizer Nano-ZS by Malvern). The ICP-MS measurements
were carried out by IWA, Institut für Wasser- und Abwasseranaly-
tik GmbH, 52070 Aachen.
Scheme 4. Suzuki coupling reaction in water.
[Pd(MEA)2Cl2] (1): PdCl2 (100 mg, 0.564 mmol) was suspended in
thf (20 mL). (2-Methoxyethyl)amine (103 μL, 89 mg, 1.184 mmol)
was added and the mixture stirred for 12 h. The solvent was evapo-
rated, and the resulting orange solid was washed with n-pentane
(3ϫ 10 mL) and recrystallized from thf. The yield was 163 mg
(88%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, room temp., CDCl3): δ = 3.54 (t, 2 H,
CH2O), 3.35 (s, 3 H, CH3), 2.91 (m, 4 H, CH2N, NH2) ppm. 13C
NMR (75 MHz, room temp., CDCl3): δ = 71.1 (CH2O), 58.8
(CH3), 44.8 (CH2N) ppm. C6H18Cl2N2O2Pd (327.55): calcd. C
22.00, H 5.54, N 8.55; found C 21.23, H 5.78, N 8.01. MS (EI+,
20 eV, 140 °C): m/z (%) = 328 (2) [M]+, 292 (5) [M – HCl]+, 254
(8) [M – 2 HCl]+, 181 (3) [Pd(MEA)]+, 76 (4) [MEA + H]+, 75 (3)
[MEA]+, 45 (28) [C2H5O]+, 44 (6) [C2H6N]+, 30 (100) [CH4N]+.
Figure 10. Recycling experiments in the Suzuki reaction in water.
Conclusions
Two new palladium complexes were synthesized, charac-
terized and used as precursors for the formation of Pd
nanoparticles by means of microwave irradiation. DLS and
SEM/TEM measurements show that the resulting shape
and size of the crystalline particles is influenced by the hal-
ide content in the compounds. The particles were embedded
into carbonized wood, and their catalytic activity was con-
firmed by Heck, copper-free Sonogashira and Suzuki reac-
tions in recycling experiments. The total TONs reached un-
der optimized conditions were 4321 (Heck), 6173 (Sonoga-
shira) and 8223 (Suzuki). The deactivation of the catalyst
material is probably related to salts that clog the pores and
channels of the wooden matrices as no metal leaching was
observed.
[Pd(MEA)2Br2] (2): [(cod)PdBr2] (200 mg, 0.534 mmol) was dis-
solved in thf (20 mL). (2-Methoxyethyl)amine (98 μL, 84 mg,
1.122 mmol) was added and the mixture stirred for 1 h. The solvent
was evaporated, and the resulting orange-yellow solid was washed
with n-pentane (3ϫ 10 mL) and recrystallized from thf. The yield
1
was 195 mg (88%). H NMR (300 MHz, room temp., CDCl3): δ =
3.49 (t, 2 H, CH2O), 3.35 (s, 3 H, CH3), 2.97 (t, 2 H, CH2N), 2.80
(br. s, 2 H, NH2) ppm. 13C NMR (75 MHz, room temp., CDCl3):
δ = 71.1 (CH2O), 58.8 (CH3), 45.7 (CH2N) ppm. C6H18Br2N2O2Pd
(416.45): calcd. C 17.30, H 4.36, N 6.73; found C 17.31, H 4.52, N
6.36. MS (EI+, 20 eV, 140 °C): m/z (%) = 337 (32) [M – Br]+, 255
(9) [M – 2 Br – H]+, 181 (3) [Pd(MEA)]+, 76 (3) [MEA + H]+, 75
(2) [MEA]+, 45 (26) [C2H5O]+, 44 (6) [C2H6N]+, 30 (100)
[CH4N]+; [M]+ could not be observed.
Pd Nanoparticles: In a typical synthesis precursor 1 (20 mg,
0.061 mmol) or 2 (25 mg, 0.061 mmol) was mixed with PVP 40000
(10–30 mg) and dissolved in ethanol (4 mL) in a microwave tube.
The microwave treatment took place while stirring the mixture at
130–170 °C for 3–7 min. The resulting dark brownish solution was
centrifuged at 11 krpm for 30–60 min, the surfactant was removed,
ethanol (10 mL) was added to the residue, and the mixture was
centrifuged again using the same parameters. This washing process
was repeated three times. The particles could easily be redispersed
in ethanol to form stable dispersions. For the impregnation of
wood, small pieces of wood were directly added to the reaction
mixture prior to decomposition.
Experimental Section
General: [(cod)PdBr2] was synthesized from K2PdBr4,[14] which was
obtained from elemental palladium[15] according to literature pro-
cedures. The wooden templates were prepared by carbonization of
wood (cherry wood) at 1000 °C in vacuo. All of the other chemicals
were applied without further purification. 1H NMR spectra were
recorded with a Bruker AVANCE II 300 spectrometer at 298 K
(300.1 MHz, external standard TMS). C, H and N analyses were
carried out with a HEKAtech Euro EA 3000 apparatus. Positive
EI mass spectra were recorded with a Finnigan MAT 95 apparatus.
Thermogravimetric measurements were performed with a STARe
System by Mettler Toledo with TGA/DSC1 and Gas Controller
GC100. For the synthesis of the Pd NPs a microwave CEM Dis-
cover and a centrifuge Eppendorf Centrifuge 5702 were used.
Heck Reaction with Pd NPs: In a typical experiment iodobenzene
(55 μL, 0.5 mmol), n-butyl acrylate (72 μL, 0.5 mmol), triethyl-
amine (80 μL, 0.6 mmol), PVP-Pd@wood (98 mg; 0.14 wt.-% Pd)
and [D8]toluene (1 mL) were introduced into a 20 mL reaction vial
in air. The mixture was stirred at 85 °C for 20 h. Then the conver-
sion was determined directly by 1H NMR spectroscopy by using
hexamethyldisilane as the internal standard (20 μL).
X-ray Crystallographic Analysis of Precursors: Single-crystal analy-
sis was carried out with a STOE IPDS I and II with Mo-Kα irradia-
tion. The structure was solved with SHELXS and SIR-92, the re-
finement was done with SHELXL and WinGX. For absorption
correction STOE X-RED and STOE X-SHAPE were used. The
structures were drawn with Ortep-III. CCDC-847018 (for 2) and
Sonogashira Reaction with Pd NPs: In a typical experiment phenyl
acetylene (110 μL, 1.0 mmol), iodobenzene (120 μL, 1.1 mmol) and
potassium carbonate (207 mg, 1.5 mmol) were added to ethanol
(2 mL) and mixed with the PVP-Pd@wood (72 mg; 0.14 wt.-% Pd)
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