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Historical Perspective of the Heck Reaction

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3.3 Palladium nanoparticles as catalysts for <strong>Heck</strong> reaction<br />

A palladium-nanoparticle-cored G-3 dendrimer, characterized by TEM, TGA,<br />

absorption, and IR spectroscopies, has approximately 300 Pd atoms in <strong>the</strong> metallic core<br />

and an average diameter <strong>of</strong> 2.0 nm, to which are attached fourteen G-3 dendrons.<br />

Nearly 90% <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> metal nanoparticle surface is unpassivated and available for<br />

catalysis. The dendrons inhibit metal agglomeration without adversely affecting<br />

chemical reactivity. Thus, investigations have shown that Pd-G-3 can efficiently<br />

catalyze <strong>Heck</strong> and Suzuki reactions [8]<br />

Syn<strong>the</strong>sis <strong>of</strong> Pd-G-3, in Which Seven <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Fourteen G-3 Wedges Are Shown (see<br />

text)<br />

Pd-G-3 was prepared by <strong>the</strong> Brust reaction<br />

(K2PdCl4 was phase transferred into toluene using<br />

tetraoctylammonium bromide (TOAB). Fre´chettype<br />

dendritic polyaryl e<strong>the</strong>r disulfide3 <strong>of</strong><br />

generation 3 (G-3S) was <strong>the</strong>n used. The mixture<br />

was cooled in ice (0-2 °C) and excess <strong>of</strong> NaBH4<br />

was added. The Pd-G-3 thus obtained was a black<br />

powder, freely soluble in methylene chloride,<br />

chlor<strong>of</strong>orm, toluene and THF, but insoluble in<br />

e<strong>the</strong>r and alcohol. Pd-G-3 was stable for several<br />

months both as a powder and as a dilute solution<br />

in CH2Cl2. FT-IR and TGA experiments showed<br />

that Pd-G-3 incorporated some amount <strong>of</strong> TOAB<br />

and this could not be removed by <strong>the</strong> standard<br />

purification procedure. Figure 5 shows a highresolution<br />

TEM image <strong>of</strong> Pd-G-3 and <strong>the</strong><br />

corresponding core-size histogram. It can be seen<br />

from Figure 1 that <strong>the</strong> particles exhibit a relatively<br />

wide size distribution (1-5 nm). The mean core<br />

diameter obtained from <strong>the</strong> histogram plot was 2.0<br />

nm<br />

TEM image and core-size histogram <strong>of</strong><br />

Pd-G-3.<br />

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