Nickel(ii) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes as efficient catalysts for the Suzuki—Miyaura reaction

Russian Chemical Bulletin - Catalytic activity of nickel(ii) and palladium(ii) N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes derived from imidazole, benzimidazole, and 1,2,4-triazole was comparatively...     

Dimroth rearrangement “thiadiazole-triazole”: synthesis and exploration of 3-sulfanyl-1,2,4-triazolium salts as NHC-proligands

Russian Chemical Bulletin - The reaction of 1,4-disubstituted thiosemicarbazides with N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal afforded 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,4-triazolium-3-thiolates. Heating of the...     

3-Amino-1,2,4-triazolium salts as NHC-proligands: synthesis and postmodification of a new type of amino-functionalized Pd/NHC complexes

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Pd-PEPPSI complexes based on 1,2,4-triazol-3-ylidene ligands as efficient catalysts in the Suzuki—Miyaura reaction

The palladium complexes of the Pd-PEPPSI type with N-heterocyclic carbenes of the 1,2,4-triazole series were synthesized in 76—99% yields by the reactions of PdCl₂ with 1,4-di- alkyl-1,2,4-triazolium salts in pyridine in the presence of KBr or KI as sources of halide ions and tetrabutylammonium salts as phase-transfer catalysts. The obtained complexes can be used as efficient catalysts for the Suzuki—Miyaura cross-coupling and are not inferior to the commercially available Pd-PEPPSI catalysts in activity.     

Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of pyrimido[5’,4’:3,4]pyrrolo[1,2-f]phenanthridine-12,14(11H,13H)-diones and related compounds

Representatives of the new heterocyclic system, pyrimido[5’,4’:3,4]pyrrolo[1,2-f]phenanthridine, were obtained via the intramolecular C–H-arylation of 6-aryl-5-(2-bromophenyl) pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-2,4-diones catalyzed by palladium complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene ligands (Pd/NHC).

     

Reactions of Pd-PEPPSI complexes with protic acids

The Pd-PEPPSI complexes widely used to catalyze numerous reactions eliminate the pyridine ligand on treatment with protic acids to give binuclear complexes [Pd(NHC)X₂]₂ with the Pd–X–Pd (X = Cl, Br, I) bridging bonds. The reaction proceeds with high yields (78–98%) and can be regarded as a preparative approach to binuclear complexes. A prolonged heat treatment of either Pd-PEPPSI complexes or binuclear [Pd(NHC)X₂]₂ complexes in the presence of strong protic acids results in the Pd–NHC bond cleavage to give azolium salts (proligands) and palladium salts.