Mizoroki–Heck cross-coupling reactions using palladium immobilized on DABCO-functionalized silica

Abstract

A heterogeneous palladium catalyst supported on silica modified by DABCO has been prepared by post-synthetic modification of silica gel. This heterogeneous catalytic system exhibits high activity and stability in the Mizoroki–Heck cross-coupling reaction of various aryl halides with olefins. The reaction proceeds efficiently under efficiently under mild mild reaction conditions and high yield, with the formation of E-isomers selectively. Moreover, we successfully established a gram-scale synthesis, and the catalyst was reused for up to ten catalytic cycles.