1,1′-Methylene-3,3′-bis[(N-(tert-butyl)imidazol-2-ylidene] and Its Effect in Palladium-Catalyzed C–C Coupling

Abstract

A catalytic system utilizing a chelate carbene ligand containing bulk tert-butyl groups is described for palladium-catalyzed Heck and Suzuki coupling reactions. The Heck reaction focused on the coupling of different aryl bromides with mono- and 1,1-disubstituted olefins while the Suzuki reaction involved the coupling of aryl bromides and phenylboronic acid to afford the corresponding biphenyls. The catalyst system performs well with low Pd(OAc)₂ levels (0.025 mol% Pd). In all cases with monosubstituted olefins, the trans-configured products were obtained, while the results of Heck reaction of 1,1-disubstituted olefins exhibited a high selectivity favoring the terminal product.

Key words

palladium - carbene Ligand - C–C coupling - Heck reaction - Suzuki reaction

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