Aryl-palladium bimetallic complexes

The mechanism of coupling between aryl iodides and aryl palladium complexes has been investigated. The formation of a T-shaped intermediate [LPd(Ar)-(Ar )] is necessary to achieve a mutual cis arrangement of the aryl groups before reductive elimination can take place. Crossover experiments show that bimetallic... 

Abstract Square-planar palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes with a high-lying filled d 2 orbital can act as metalloligands for Lewis-acidic metal centers such as d ° and s cations. This behavior is promoted by hard ligands such as a-bound hydrocarbyl ligands. A wide diversity of structural motifs based on this kind of donor-acceptor metal-metal bonds has been discovered in the last decades. This chapter reviews the coordination chemistry of metalloligands derived from alkyl, aryl, alkynyl, and carbene complexes of palladium(II) and platinum(II). The specific reactivity of the resulting bimetallic complexes is also addressed. 

In addition to palladium catalysts, Co(OAc)2 shows a catalytic activity for the arylation of heterocycles, including thiazole, oxazole, imidazole, benzothiazole, benzoxazole, and benzimidazole.78 As shown in Scheme 6, the catalytic system Co(OAc)2/9/Cs2C03 gives G5 phenylated thiazole, while the bimetallic system Co(OAc)2/CuI/9/Cs2C03 furnishes the G2 phenylated thiazole. The rhodium-catalyzed reaction of heterocycles such as benzimidazoles, benzoxazole, dihydroquinazoline, and oxazoline provides the arylation product with the aid of [RhCl(coe)]2/PCy3 catalyst.79 The intermediacy of an isolable A-heterocyle carbene complex is proposed. 

Cluster or bimetallic reactions have also been proposed in addition to monometallic oxidative addition reactions. The reactions do not basically change. Reactions involving breaking of C-H bonds have been proposed. For palladium catalysed decomposition of triarylphosphines this is not the case [32], Likewise, Rh, Co, and Ru hydroformylation catalysts give aryl derivatives not involving C-H activation [33], Several rhodium complexes catalyse the exchange of aryl substituents at triarylphosphines [34] ... 

As mentioned earlier, palladium, rhodium, and platinum catalysts lead to superior regioselectivities because they work under milder reaction conditions (20-80 °C, 0.1-1 MPa CO) [11], e.g., bimetallic catalysts based on tin(II) chloride and either platinum or palladium complexes afford linear esters in up to 98 % selectivity [12]. In addition, catalyst systems with preference for branched isomers are known. A recent example employed palladium acetate immobilized on montmorillonite in the presence of triphenylphosphine and an acid promoter for the hydroesterification of aryl olefins (eq. (3)). The reaction is totally regiospecific for the branched isomer of aromatic olefins, while aliphatic olefins afford branched chain esters only regioselectively with n/i = 1 3 [13]. 

Examples of sohd-bound Pd-catalyzed carbonylation of aryl and alkenyl halide, allyl alcohol, and derivatives are abundant in the literature. Polyketones have been obtained via carbonylation of ethylene and carbon monoxide catalyzed by palladium complexes of polysiloxane-bound phosphinet t or Pd(dppp) absorbed on alumina.f f Similar processes can also be carried out by catalyst formed simply by absorbing Pd(02CNEt2)2(NHEt2)2 onto silica geL Polyphosphine-bound palladium has been used to prepare ethyl hexanoate from 1-pentene, CO, and ethanol. Similar esterification of styrene has been achieved using a bimetallic system involving palladium and nickel immobilized on poly(Af-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone).f ... 

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