Heck Reactions in Aqueous Miniemulsions

Carrying out organic reactions in water-based nanoreactors represents a ‘green’ method for the preparation of organic compounds. This process eliminates the need for solvents, thus reducing the effect of high volumes of solvent on the environment. In this work, we demonstrate a successful Heck cross...

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Published inAustralian journal of chemistry Vol. 65; no. 8; pp. 1090 - 1094
Main Authors Zayas, Hazit A., Valade, David, Jia, Zhongfan, Monteiro, Michael J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2012
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Catalysts
Australia
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Summary:Carrying out organic reactions in water-based nanoreactors represents a ‘green’ method for the preparation of organic compounds. This process eliminates the need for solvents, thus reducing the effect of high volumes of solvent on the environment. In this work, we demonstrate a successful Heck cross-coupling reaction, one of the most used approaches to form C–C bonds using a palladium catalyst, in a miniemulsion. The miniemulsion droplet sizes were small (25 to 42 nm), and the reactions resulted in high conversions of three different products with high trans stereoisomers.
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ISSN:0004-9425
1445-0038
DOI:10.1071/CH12164