Microwave-Assisted Efficient Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reactions in Water Catalyzed by Nano-Pd/gC3N4 Composite

Abstract

Easy to make and highly efficient catalyst system comprising of Pd-nanoparticles supported on graphitic carbon nitride reported for Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling reactions in water medium under aerobic conditions using microwave irradiation. Catalyst showed high TOFs (∼ 12,000 h−1) within very short durations (∼ 5 min). High chemoselectivity to biaryls for a wide variety of substrates and good catalyst stability observed over at least six recycle runs.