Cross-linked polymer supported palladium catalyzed carbonylative Sonogashira coupling reaction in water

A cross-linked polymer-supported ionic liquid immobilized palladium catalyst, which is prepared by reaction of the Pd(OAc)₂ with copolymer of 3-butyl-1-vinylimidazolium iodide and divinylbenzene, was well characterized and employed as an effective heterogeneous catalyst for carbonylative Sonogashira coupling reaction of aryl iodides with terminal alkynes in water, affording the corresponding α,β-alkynyl ketones in good to excellent yields. The catalytic system not only solves the basic problem of homogeneous palladium catalyst recovery and reuse but also avoids the use of toxic phosphine ligands. The stability of supported palladium was also discussed.