Methoxycarbonylation of Styrene Using a New Type of Palladium Complexes Bearing P,N-donor Ligands as Catalysts

Gabriel Abarca, Kareen Brown, Sergio A. Moya, J. Carles Bayón, Pedro A. Aguirre

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Abstract

© 2015 Springer Science+Business Media. Palladium complexes of the type [Pd(L)Cl(PPh3)]Cl (L = 2-diphenylphosphinoamino)pyrimidine, or 2-diphenylphosphinoaniline), generated in situ by addition of one equivalent of PPh3 to the corresponding neutral complexes [Pd(L)Cl2], were tested as catalysts for the methoxycarbonylation of styrene. The catalyst containing the pyrimidinyl ligand shows almost complete chemo- and regioselectivity together with a high conversion rate. However, in identical conditions, the [Pd(Ph2PNHC6H4PPh2)Cl2] complex, where the P,N-ligand has been replaced by a related bidentate P-donor one, shows a significantly lesser performance. (Chemical Presented).
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1396-1402
JournalCatalysis Letters
Volume145
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Jul 2015

Keywords

  • Homogeneous catalysis
  • Methoxycarbonylation
  • Palladium catalyst
  • Phosphorus nitrogen ligand
  • Styrene

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