Eficient Pd(II) catalyst for C-C coupling reactions, reciclable in water

Resumen del trabajo presentado a la II Conferencia Internacional sobre Complejos Metálicos Solubles en Agua: Metales y Agua, celebrada en Jaca, Huesca (España) del 13 al 15 de junio de 2017.As it is widely known, the C-C coupling is one of the most important reactions in chemistry. Therefore, this type of coupling has been extensively studied. For example, Heck, Sonogashira, Negishi, Suzuki and Stille are one of the many coupling reactions known based on Pd catalyst. In our case we focused our studies in Mizoroki-Heck and Sonogashira type reaction. They require the coupling between an alkyl halide and an alkene (Heck) or terminal alkyne (Sonogashira) and in both cases, inert atmosphere and absence of water are required. Nevertheless, our reactions are performed in water using soluble palladium catalysts. This feature allows us to recover the catalyst and therefore, the recyclability of the processes in the majority of the cases.Peer reviewe