Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (7): 1204-1207.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1088.2011.10225

• Research papers • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Pd(OAc)2-Catalyzed Ligand-Free Suzuki Reaction in Ethylene Glycol at Room Temperature

LIU Chun*, HAN Na, YUAN Hao, HE Xiaoyu, JIN Zilin   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
  • Received:2011-02-20 Revised:2011-03-16 Online:2011-07-18 Published:2014-11-28

Abstract: An aerobic and efficient protocol has been developed for the Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed ligand-free Suzuki reaction of aryl bromides with aryl boronic acids in ethylene glycol at room temperature, affording cross-coupling products in good to excellent yields. Under the optimized reaction conditions (i.e., 0.5 mmol ArBr, 0.75 mmol ArB(OH)2, 0.5 mol% Pd(OAc)2, 1.0 mmol K3PO4·7H2O, and 2 ml ethylene glycol), the Suzuki reaction between 4-bromoanisole and phenylboronic acid provided a 95% isolated yield in 20 min.

Key words: Suzuki reaction, palladium, ligand-free, ethylene glycol, room temperature