PAPER	Synthesis 2006: 3790-3794   DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-950329
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Palladium Nanoparticles in Polymers: Catalyst for Alkene Hydrogenation, Carbon-Carbon Cross-Coupling Reactions, and Aerobic Alcohol Oxidation
Cheon Min Park, Min Serk Kwon, Jaiwook Park*
Center for Integrated Molecular System, Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31 Hyojadong, Pohang, Kyeongbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea Fax: +82(54)2793399; e-Mail: pjw@postech.ac.kr;
Received 2 June 2006

Abstract

A new recyclable palladium catalyst was synthesized by a simple procedure from readily available reagents, which is composed of palladium nanoparticles dispersed in an organic polymer. This catalyst is robust, and highly active in many organic transformations including alkene and alkyne hydrogenation, carbon-carbon cross-coupling reactions, and aerobic alcohol oxidation.

Key words

palladium - heterogeneous - hydrogenation - oxidations - cross-coupling - polymer