International Journal of Computational Engineering ScienceVol. 04, No. 03, pp. 683-686 (2003) Poster PapersNo AccessMICROFLUIDIC CHANNELS MODIFIED WITH COLLOIDAL PALLADIUM AS AN EFFICIENT CATALYST FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT SUZUKI COUPLING REACTIONSAIPING FANG, HIAN KEE LEE, and SURESH VALIYAVEETILAIPING FANGDepartment of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore Search for more papers by this author , HIAN KEE LEEDepartment of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore Search for more papers by this author , and SURESH VALIYAVEETILDepartment of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, SingaporeTo whom correspondence should be addressed. Search for more papers by this author https://doi.org/10.1142/S1465876303002040Cited by:0 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail AbstractIt is highly desirable to develop a phosphine-free recyclable heterogenous catalytic system without the use of expensive and air-sensitive basic phosphines for palladium-catalysed coupling reactions. Nano-palladium catalysts for example, in various stabilised forms have been extensively explored as potential alternatives to achieve a higher catalytic activity. In line with the great interest directed towards the development of microfabricated chemical systems for a variety of chemical and biological applications, we demonstrate here a microreactor based on microfluidic channels on glass chips for the continous flow organic synthesis using immobilised nano-palladium. The palladium colliods were immobilised on the inner-walls of the microchannels via an intermediate organosilane monolayer. The covalent attachment of colloidal palladium provides minimum leaching of the catalyst. The Suzuki coupling of an aryl halide and an organoboron has been used a model system to investigate the performance characteristics. The reaction affords an excellent yield, a higher turnover rate and the ease of catalyst recycling. Similarly, the approach can be applied to other palladium-catalysed syntheses, such as Heck-, Sonogashira-, and Stilles-type coupling reactions.Keywords:MicroreactorPalladium colloidsSuzuki couplingHeterogenous catalysis References A. Manzet al., Advances in Chromatography 33, 1 (1993). Google ScholarA. Manzet al., Analusis 22, M25 (1994). Google ScholarA. T. Woolleyet al., Analytical Chemistry 68, 4081 (1996). Crossref, Google ScholarS. C. Jacobson and J. M. Ramsey, Analytical Chemistry 68, 720 (1996). Crossref, Google ScholarD. C. Duffyet al., Analytical Chemistry 70, 4974 (1998). Crossref, Google Scholar Book of Abstracts, Proceedings of the IMRET 3 Conference, 1999 . Google ScholarG. M. Greenwayet al., Sensors and Actuators B 63, 153 (2000). Crossref, Google ScholarN. Miyaura and A. Suzuki, Chemical Reviews 95, 2457 (1995). Crossref, Google ScholarB. I. Aloet al., Journal of Organic Chemistry 56, 3763 (1991). Crossref, Google ScholarJ. D. Aiken and R. G. Finke, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 145, 1 (1999). Crossref, Google ScholarP. C. Hidberet al., Langmuir 12, 1357 (1996). Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Recommended Vol. 04, No. 03 Metrics History KeywordsMicroreactorPalladium colloidsSuzuki couplingHeterogenous catalysisPDF download