1,3-BIS(2,4,6-TRIMETHYLPHENYL)IMIDAZOL-2-YLIDENE (1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE)PALLADIUM(0) DIMER

Reaction

1. Catalyst for Heck reactions in ionic liquids.
2. Catalyst for the cross-coupling of aryl diazonium salts.
3. Catalyst for the Kumada cross-coupling of alkyl chlorides.

Chemical Properties

Orange crystal

Uses

It can be used as a catalyst in the Kumada cross-coupling of aryl magnesium reagents with functionalized alkyl chlorides at room temperature to form substituted alkanes.

General Description

1,3-Bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene (1,4-naphthoquinone)palladium(0) dimer is an N-heterocyclic carbene based palladium catalyst that shows high catalytic activity in C-C coupling reactions.

reaction suitability

core: palladium
reaction type: Buchwald-Hartwig Cross Coupling Reaction
reaction type: Cross Couplings
reaction type: Heck Reaction
reaction type: Hiyama Coupling
reaction type: Negishi Coupling
reaction type: Sonogashira Coupling
reaction type: Stille Coupling
reaction type: Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling
reagent type: catalyst