Heterogeneous Rh/C-catalyzed direct reductive coupling of haloaryls to biaryls in water

Sudip Mukhopadhyay*, Ashutosh V. Joshi, Liat Peleg, Yoel Sasson

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Abstract

Reductive coupling of haloaryls and substituted haloaryls to the respective biaryls is effected in water with good selectivity, using a reducing agent such as formate salts and a base, NaOH, in the presence of a catalytic amount of PEG-400 and 5% Rh/C catalyst at 115 °C temperature. The catalyst can be recycled. The competing reduction reaction is minimized with proper alteration of the operating conditions. The role of temperature, catalyst loading, reducing agents, base, and PEG-400 are discussed. The reaction follows a zero-order kinetics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)44-46
Number of pages3
JournalOrganic Process Research and Development
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2003

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