Catalytic Hydrogenation over Palladium Complex of Molecular Complex of Poly(4-vinylpyridine) with Acetic Acid

The palladium complex of the molecular complex of poly(4-vinylpyridine)with acetic acid (PVP/HAc-Pd) was prepared.Its catalytic activity for the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene was found much higher than that of the corresponding palladium complex of poly(4-vinylpyridine).In the presence of a strong inorganic alkali.especially potassium hydroxide.the catalytic activity is greatly improved.The suitable hydrogenation condition for PVP/HAc-Pd is to use 0.1mol/L ethanol solution of potassium hydroxide as the hydrogenation medium and the hydrogenation is carried out at 45 ℃。     

Investigation on the Coordination Mode of IL-Supported Diols Used as Phosphine-Free Ligands for Palladium Catalyzed Heck Reaction

The coordination mode of IL-supported diols used as phosphine-free ligands for palladium catalyzed Heck reaction has been investigated by tuning their compositions. The difference in coordination of these IL-supported diols with metal Pd in Heck reaction was related to the changes of the cation rings, leading to the different activities of Pd catalyst in the reaction. The experimental results indicated that the activities of Pd catalyst were affected mainly by n-electron density of the cation rings. Compared to pyridinium and piperidinium cations, imidazolium cations showed the best coordination to metal Pd. In the meantime, C-2 hydrogen and the length of alkyl side chains had impacts on the coordination as well.     

Theoretical Study on the Mechanism of Sonogashira Coupling Reaction

The mechanism of palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction has been studied theoretically by DFT （density functional theory） calculations. The model system studied consists of Pd（PH3）2 as the starting catalyst complex, phenyl bromide as the substrate and acetylene as the terminal alkyne, without regarding to the co-catalyst and base. Mechanistically and energetically plausible catalytic cycles for the cross-coupling have been identified. The DFT analysis shows that the catalytic cycle occurs in three stages： oxidative addition of phenyl bromide to the palladium center, alkynylation of palladium（Ⅱ） intermediate, and reductive elimination to phenylacetylene. In the oxidative addition, the neutral and anionic pathways have been investigated, which could both give rise to cis-configured palladium（Ⅱ） diphosphine intermediate. Starting from the palladium（Ⅱ） diphosphine intermediate, the only identifiable pathway in alkynylation involves the dissociation of Br group and the formation of square-planar palladium（Ⅱ） intermediate, in which the phenyl and alkynyl groups are oriented cis to each other. Due to the close proximity of phenyl and alkynyl groups, the reductive elimination of phenylacetylene proceeds smoothly.     

Preparation,structural characterization of a novel egg-shell palladium sulfide catalyst and its application in selective reductive alkylation reaction

A novel egg-shell Pd-S catalyst with palladium metal as the core and a membrane of palladium sulfide as the surface has been prepared by sulphidizing Pd/C with H₂S.This catalyst is effective for the reductive alkylation of p-amino diphenylamine（PADPA） and methylisobutyl ketone（MIBK） to afford N-（1,3-dimethylbutyl）-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenedianine（DBPPD） with conversion up to 99.42%and selectivity to 97.46%.Comparing with the other common palladium sulfide catalysts,the membrane of palladium sulfide on the surface and the core of palladium metal cause the Pd on the surface of the new catalyst in a lower sulfur coordination, which improves its activity.Our result indicates that this new egg-shell Pd-S/C is an efficient hydrogenation catalyst.     

PREPARATION AND CATALYTIC BEHAVIOUR OF POLYMER-BOUND METALLOPORPHYRIN IN HYDROGENATION OF OLEFIN

The meso- tetraarylporphyrin has been anchored to styrene- divinylbenzenecopolymers by reaction of meso- tetra (4-hydroxylphenyl ) porphyrin with chloromethylatedresin under mild condition. A number of polymer transition metal complexes have beenprepared with the polymer ligand and metal salts. The polymeric ligand and its complexeshave been characterized by electronic spectra, and vibrational spectra. Cyclohexene can behydrogenated with the polymeric porphyrin palladium complex(P-THPPPd) as catalyst,and its catalytic activity was influenced by the polarity of solvents, the contents of water inethanol or reaction temperature. However, its catalytic activity was lower for nitro groups,carbonyl groups and olefins with steric hindrance substituents, and showed no activity foraromatic rings under these conditions.     

乙二胺功能化树脂负载Pd(0)配合物：可重复使用的高活性Heck芳基化催化剂

The ethylenediamine-functionalized resin-supported Pd(0)complex was prepared from PdCl_2 and ethylenedia-mine-functionalized chloromethylated polystyrene,followed by reduction with KBH_4.The complex was character-ized by FT-IR,XRD,BET,SEM and EDS.The resin-supported catalyst exhibited high catalytic activity in theHeck reaction and could be reused up to 17 times in NMP or 16 times in DMF at 90 ℃ in the Heck reaction of io-dobenzene with acrylic acid.The leaching investigation disclosed that the palladium leaching was caused by the in-teraction of iodobenzene with the metal Pd(0)on supported catalyst.The leached palladium species in filtrate wasvery stable and could be reused five times after the solid catalyst was filtered off.A cross-transfer test in recyclingin the presence of additional carbon disclosed that the soluble leached palladium species had much higher catalyticactivity than supported and/or adsorbed palladium in solid-solution heterogeneous Heck reaction.     

An interlocked coordination cage based on aromatic amide ligands

An interlocked M_4 L_8 coordination cage was synthesized by coordination-driven self-assembly of palladium(Ⅱ) ions with aromatic amide bidentate ligands.The reaction of the ligand and the metal at 2:1 ratio led to the monomeric M_2 L_4 cage as the kinetic product,while the thermodynamic product M_4 L_8 cage was obtained by prolongating the reaction.This conve rsion and the interlocked structure was clearly revealed by using ~1 H NMR,mass spectrometry and X-ray crystallography.The driving force of interlocking was mainly attributed to the interactions(hydrogen bonding,aromatic stacking and electrostatic interaction) arising from the aptitude of flexibility of the amide ligand.     

Complete Oxidation of Methane Alumina Modified with Calcium, over Palladium Supported on Lanthanum, and Cerium Ions

The activity and thermal stability of Pd/Al2O3 and Pd/（Al2O3＋MOx） （M=Ca, La, Ce） palladium catalysts in the reaction of complete oxidation of methane are presented in this study. The catalyst supports were prepared by sol-gel method and they were dried either conventionally or with supercritical carbon dioxide. Then they were impregnated with palladium nitrate solution. The catalysts with unmodified alumina had a high surface area. The activity and thermal stability of the aluminasupported catalyst was also very high. The introduction of calcium, lanthanum, or cerium oxide into alumina support caused a decrease of the surface area in the way dependent on the support precursor drying method. These modifiers decreased the activity of palladium catalysts, and they required higher temperatures for the complete oxidation of methane than unmodified Pd/Al2O3. The improvement of the palladium activity by lanthanum and cerium support modifier was observed only at low temperatures of the reaction.     

Synthesis of Dimethyl Carbonate from Methanol and Carbon Dioxide Catalyzed by Potassium Hydroxide under Mild Conditions

The synthesis of dimethyl carbonate （DMC） from methanol and carbon dioxide using potassium hydroxide as catalyst in the presence of CH3I and the effect of ionic liquid on the reaction were investigated. The results showed that KOH is an effective catalyst; the high selectivity and raised yield of DMC formation under mild conditions were achieved. However, the addition of the ionic liquid, l-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide （emimBr）, can evidently accelerate the conversion of methanol and yield of the product.     

Heck Arylation of Acrylonitrile with Aryl Iodides Catalyzed by a Silica-bound Arsine Palladium(0) Complex

The palladium-catalyzed arylation of alkenes is an important discovery in organo-palladium chemistry made by Heck et al. and has found wide application in organicsynthesis1,2. In this reaction, homogeneous palladium complexes such as Pd(OAc)2 areusually used as the catalysts and the amount of catalyst used is about 2 mol% of reactant.Although homogeneous palladium catalysts have proven to be efficient, their activity andstereoselectivity are moderate and use of homogeneous palladium catalysts…     

Application of recoverable nanosized palladium(0) catalyst in Sonogashira reaction

In the absence of ligand, copper and amine, a recoverable nanoparticle palladium(0) catalyzed Sonogashira reaction of aryl iodides and bromides with terminal alkynes was developed. The protocol involved the use of an environmental-friendly reaction system with ethanol as the solvent, potassium carbonate as a base, and poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) supported nanosized palladium metal colloids as the catalyst. The palladium metal was recovered and recycled by a simple decantation of the reaction solution and used for eight consecutive trials without significant loss of its reactivity.     

Microwave-assisted Suzuki reaction catalyzed by Pd(0)-PVP nanoparticles

Suzuki cross-coupling reaction was successfully carried out in ethanol utilizing a palladium colloidal solution stabilized by polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). High isolated yields (75-97%) to biaryls were obtained using different bases, aryl halides, and aryl boronic acids with a small loading of the palladium catalyst. Pd(0)-PVP nanoparticles with 3-6 nm of medium diameter were prepared from Pd(OAc)₂ in the presence of the stabilizer PVP using methanol as the reducing agent.     

Synthesis of palladium nanoparticles by sonochemical reduction of palladium(II) nitrate in aqueous solution

The sonochemical synthesis of stable palladium nanoparticles has been achieved by ultrasonic irradiation of palladium(II) nitrate solution. The starting solutions were prepared by the addition of different concentrations of palladium(II) nitrate in ethylene glycol and poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP). The resulting mixtures were irradiated with ultrasonic 50 kHz waves in a glass vessel for 180 min. The UV-visible absorption spectroscopy and pH measurements revealed that the reduction of Pd(II) to metallic Pd has been successfully achieved and that the obtained suspensions have a long shelf life. The protective effect of PVP was studied using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. It has been found that, in the presence of ethylene glycol, the stabilization of the nanoparticles results from the adsorption of the PVP chain on the palladium particle surface via the coordination of the PVP carbonyl group to the palladium atoms. The effect of the initial Pd(II) concentration on the Pd nanoparticle morphology has been investigated by transmission electron microscopy. It has been shown that the increase of the Pd(II)/PVP molar ratio from 0.13 x 10(-3) to 0.53 x 10(-3) decreases the number of palladium nanoparticles with a slight increase in particle size. For the highest Pd(II)/PVP value, 0.53 x 10(-3), the reduction reaction leads to the unexpected smallest nanoparticles in the form of aggregates.     

New route to synthesis of PVP‐stabilized palladium(0) nanoclusters and their enhanced catalytic activity in Heck and Suzuki cross‐coupling reactions

Herein we report a new method for the synthesis and characterization of PVP‐stabilized palladium(0) nanoclusters and their enhanced catalytic activity in Suzuki coupling and Heck reactions of aryl bromides with phenylboronic acid and styrene, respectively, under mild conditions. The PVP‐stabilized palladium(0) nanoclusters with a particle size of 4.5 ± 1.1 nm were prepared using a new method: refluxing a mixture of potassium tetrachloropalladate(II) and PVP in methanol at 80 °C for 1 h followed by reduction with sodium borohydride. Palladium(0) nanoclusters prepared in this way were stable in solution for weeks, could be isolated as solid materials and were characterized by TEM, XPS, UV–vis, and XRD techniques. The PVP‐stabilized palladium(0) nanoclusters were active catalysts in Heck and Suzuki coupling reactions of arylbromides with styrene and phenylboronic acid affording stilbenes and biphenyls, respectively, in high yield. Recycling experiments showed that PVP‐stabilized palladium(0) nanoclusters could be used five times with essentially no loss in activity in the Heck and Suzuki coupling reactions. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Kinetics and mechanism of palladium (II) chloride catalyzed oxidation of allyl alcohol by potassium hexacyanoferrate (III)

A kinetic study of the oxidation of allyl alcohol by potassium hexacyanoferrate (III) in the presence of palladium (II) chloride is reported. The reaction was observed by measuring the disappearance of the potassium hexacyanoferrate (III) spectrophotometrically. The reaction is first order with respect to allyl alcohol and palladium (II) chloride, inverse second order with respect to [Cl^?], and zero order with respect to potassium hexacyanoferrate (III). The rate is found to increase linearly with hydroxyl ion concentration.     

Palladium nanoparticles supported on poly (N-vinylpyrrolidone)-grafted silica as new recyclable catalyst for Heck cross-coupling reactions

Novel catalytic system based on palladium nanoparticles supported on poly (N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) grafted silica was prepared. Aminopropylsilica was reacted with acryloyl chloride to form acrylamidopropylsilica, and onto this functionalized silica vinylpyrrolidone monomer was polymerized by free-radical polymerization. The complexation of PVP-grafted silica with PdCl₂ was carried out to obtain the heterogeneous catalytic system. X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) image showed that palladium dispersed through the support in nanometer size. This catalytic system exhibited excellent activity in cross-coupling reactions of aryl iodides, bromides and also chlorides with olefinic compounds in Heck-Mizoraki reactions in short reaction time and high yields. Elemental analysis of Pd by inductively coupled plasma (ICP) technique and hot filtration test showed low leaching of the metal into solution from the supported catalyst. The catalyst can be reused several times in repeating Heck reaction cycles without considerable loss in its activity.     

Polystyrene bis[N-(2-pyridyl) sulfonamide] palladium(II): Synthesis,characterization as a catalyst for coupling reactions

The [N-(2-pyridyl)] para-styrene sulfonamide (PSS) was prepared as a monomer, from the reaction of para-styrene sulfonyl chloride and 2-amino pyridine in the presence of potassium hydroxide solution 0.5 M as a base, and CH₃Cl. Polystyrene [N-(2-pyridyl) sulfonamide] (PPSS) was synthesized from the polymerization of [N-(2-pyridyl)] para-styrene sulfonamide (PSS). The Polystyrene bis [N-(2-pyridyl) sulfonamide] palladium (II) as a polymer- supporting palladium complex was also prepared from the reaction of PdCl₂ (CH₃CN)₂ with PPSS in the presence of KOH 0.5 M. Polystyrene bis [N-(2-pyridyl) sulfonamide] palladium (II) is produced as a novel heterogeneous catalyst for coupling reactions for C-C bond formation. This method includes higher yield and has an easier work-up procedure. The structures of the monomer, polymer and its Pd complex were confirmed by using FT-IR and ¹H-NMR spectroscopy. Elemental analysis of Pd by inductively coupled plasma (ICP) technique and hot filtration test showed loading of the metal into solution from the catalyst The heterogeneous catalyst was recycled without any loss in its properties.     

Site-selective direct arylation of unprotected adenine nucleosides mediated by palladium and copper: insights into the reaction mechanism

Reaction conditions facilitating the site-selective direct aryl functionalisation at the C-8 position of adenine nucleosides have been identified. Many different aromatic components may be effectively cross-coupled to provide a diverse array of arylated adenine nucleoside products without the need for ribose or adenine protecting groups. The optimal palladium catalyst loading lies between 0.5 and 5 mol %. Addition of excess mercury to the reaction had a negligible affect on catalysis, suggesting the involvement of a homogeneous catalytic species. A study by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) shows that metal containing nanoparticles, ca. 3 nm with good uniformity, are formed during the latter stages of the reaction. Stabilised PVP palladium colloids (PVP=N-polyvinylpyrrolidone) are catalytically active in the direct arylation process, releasing homogenous palladium into solution. The effect of various substituted 2-pyridine ligand additives has been investigated. A mechanism for the site-selective arylation of adenosine is proposed.     

超细纳米Pd粒子与聚乙烯吡咯烷酮的相互作用

在微量聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVP)存在下, 利用超声还原氯化钯水溶液, 制备出超细纳米Pd颗粒, 用高分辨透射电镜、红外光谱、紫外-可见光谱和X射线光电子能谱等技术对其表面形貌及结构进行了表征. 结果表明, 纳米Pd粒子的粒径均一, 大约为3 nm. 纳米Pd/PVP复合粉末的羰基红外吸收峰比PVP的羰基吸收峰红移9 cm^-1; 且当超声反应50 min时, PVP紫外吸收波峰蓝移16 nm, 表明了纳米Pd与PVP之间存在一定的相互作用力. XPS结果证明, 纳米Pd与PVP的羰基基团通过配位作用使超细纳米Pd粒子得以稳定分散存在.