A rare example of the in situ formation of palladium nanoparticles: The emergence of catalytically active palladium nanoparticles from Pd (II) phosphine complexes in the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction

Altan, Orhan

Suzuki–Miyaura coupling (SMC) reactions are one of the most promising routes for carbon–carbon bond formation. It is believed that metal complexes, particularly palladium complexes, are the most effective catalysts for this purpose. However, the catalysis nature whether it is homogenous or heterogeneous is under debate. It is commonly believed that a homogenous catalysis pathway is responsible for the catalytic activity when the phosphine ligands are present in the structure due to the strong phosphorus-metal interactions. In this study, Pd (II) complexes of phosphino-benzaldoxime ligands were synthesized, characterized, and tested in SMC reactions. Interestingly, it was found that the catalytic activity increased by 11 times when the amount of catalyst was reduced by 10-fold and increased...