Plasmonic metal nanoparticles have emerged as important candidates for photocatalysis. Numerous studies shown that coupling of a plasmonic component (such Au) the light energy harvester with catalytically active Pd) to form hybrid or alloy structures could achieve enhanced catalytic performance. However, microscopic mechanism relative multicomponent photocatalysis is still elusive. Here, we fin...

Palladium-based carbon catalysts (Pd/C) can be potentially applied as an efficient catalyst for Suzuki–Miyaura and Mizoroki–Heck coupling reactions. Herein, a variety of palladium on activated were prepared by varying the content ‘Pd’ via in situ reduction method, using hydrogen reducing agent. The as-prepared (0.5 wt % Pd/C, 1 2 Pd/C 3 Pd/C) characterized X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning elec...

The preparation of monolithic polyionic supports which serve as efficient heterogeneous supports for palladium(0) nanoparticles is described. These functionalized polymers were incorporated inside a flow reactor and employed in Suzuki-Miyaura and Heck cross couplings under continuous flow conditions.

Chapter 1. Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions of aryl and heteroaryl halides with aryl-, heteroaryl and vinyl boronic acids proceed in very good to excellent yield with the use of 2-(2',6'-dimethoxybiphenyl)dicyclohexylphosphine, SPhos. Additionally, a comparison of the reactions with SPhos and with 2(2',4',6'-triisoprocpylbiphenyl)-diphenylphosphine is presented that is informative in determini...

Transformations of functional groups OCOPh, OCH2Ph, I, NO2, and CO2Me in Blatter's radical derivatives 1-5 were investigated in order to develop synthetic tools for incorporation of the benzo[1,2,4]triazinyl system into complex molecular architectures. Thus, basic hydrolysis of OCOPh or Pd-catalyzed debenzylation of OCH2Ph gave phenol functionality, which was acylated and alkylated. Pd-catalyze...

The synthesis and reactivity of indole derivatives substituted in the benzene section was studied. Starting materials 4- and 6-iodoindole were conveniently prepared via the Batcho-Leimgruber route and purified by sublimation. Novel vicinally indolyl-substituted cyclopentanols with unexpected cis-configuration were formed by SmI2-mediated reductive dimerization of a 4-(indol-6-yl)butenone, obtai...

Processing of substrates with different solvent compatibility is a persistent problem in homogeneous catalysis, in particular when one starting compound is water soluble and the other is not. A promising concept reported in the literature is micellar catalysis. However, the process of developing catalysts that are surfactants at the same time is still in its early stages. We report the synthesi...