Palladium Immobilized on 2,2′-Dipyridyl-Based Hypercrosslinked Polymers as a Heterogeneous Catalyst for Suzuki–Miyaura Reaction and Heck Reaction

Abstract

2,2′-Bipyridine was successfully integrated into the skeleton of hypercrosslinked polymers networks (HCPs-bipy) via Friedel–Crafts reaction and Scholl coupling reaction, and PdCl2 was locked in this network polymers by coordination with pyridine motif. The preparation of HCPs-bipy has the advantages of low cost, mild conditions, easy separation and high yield. FT-IR, TGA, N2 sorption, ICP, XPS, SEM, EDX and TEM was employed to characterize the structure and composition of the heterogeneous catalysts. The result indicates that HCPs-bipy-Pd possess high specific surface areas, large microporous volume, thermal stability, and highly dispersion of palladium species. HCPs-bipy-Pd can be applied in Suzuki–Miyaura reactions and Heck reactions as robust heterogeneous catalyst to afford high yield. The reusability test demonstrates that HCPs-bipy-Pd could be recovered and reused for at least five times without losing catalytic activity.