Synlett 2014; 25(08): 1055-1067
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1340668
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Ten Years of Adventures with Pd/C Catalysts: From Reductive Processes to Coupling Reactions

François-Xavier Felpin*
Université de Nantes, UFR Sciences et Techniques, UMR CNRS 6230, CEISAM, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 Nantes 3, France   Fax: +33(2)51125402   Email: fx.felpin@univ-nantes.fr
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Publication History

Received: 04 November 2013

Accepted after revision: 11 December 2013

Publication Date:
27 January 2014 (online)


Abstract

This account summarizes ten years of projects in the Felpin group involving Pd/C as a catalyst for cross-coupling reactions. From early studies to recent developments, the story tells of the successes and the failures, and it shows the progress gained in understanding of factors governing the catalytic activity and efficiency of Pd/C catalysts. This account could serve as a textbook for synthetic chemists interested in practical methodologies involving C–C bond formation.

1 Introduction

2 Pd/C: Basic Knowledge

3 Early Studies

4 Homemade Pd/C Catalysts

5 Future Prospects

6 Summary and Outlook

 
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