Green Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction catalyzed by palladium nanoparticles supported on graphitic carbon nitride

Jingwen Sun, Yongsheng Fu, Guangyu He, Xiaoqiang Sun, Xin Wang

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Abstract

The synthesis of biphenyls under mild conditions is really a challenge to green chemistry. Here we report a facile photodeposition strategy to fabricate a Pd/g-C3N4 nanocomposite and demonstrate its application as a green catalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions. The Pd nanoparticles with an average size of 2.73nm are uniformly dispersed on the g-C3N4 surface. The Pd/g-C3N4 nanocomposite shows superior catalytic activity in Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions at room temperature without any phase transfer agents, toxic solvents and inert atmosphere, especially, allowing a complete conversion (100%) of bromobenzene and a high yield of 97% for biphenyl. The high catalytic performance of Pd/g-C3N4 nanocomposite in Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions can be attributed to the specific characteristics of the unique nanostructure of Pd/g-C3N4 and the concerted effects of g-C3N4 and ultrafine Pd particles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)661-667
Number of pages7
JournalApplied Catalysis B: Environmental
Volume165
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Graphitic carbon nitride
  • Green suzuki-miyaura reaction
  • Mild conditions
  • Palladium nanoparticles

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Environmental Science
  • Process Chemistry and Technology

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