Rapid synthesis of Pd single-atom/cluster as highly active catalysts for Suzuki coupling reactions

Palladium (Pd)-based catalysts are essential to drive high-performance Suzuki coupling reactions, which powerful tools for the synthesis of functional organic compounds. Herein, we developed a solution-rapid-annealing process stabilize nitrogen-mesoporous carbon supported Pd single-atom/cluster (Pd/NMC) material, provided catalyst with superior performance reactions. In comparison commercial palladium/carbon (Pd/C) catalysts, Pd/NMC exhibited significantly boosted activity (100% selectivity and 95% yield) excellent stability (almost no decay in after 10 reuse cycles) reactions chlorobenzenes, together yield fields board scope reactants. Moreover, our newly rapid annealing precursor solutions is applied as generalized method metal clusters (e.g. Pd, Pt, Ru), opening new possibilities construction efficient highly dispersed atom sub-nanometer cluster high performance.