A Green Approach for Copper-Free Sonogashira Reaction of Aryl Halides with Phenylacetylene in the Presence of Nano-Pd/Phosphorylated Silica (SDPP/Pd0)

Silicadiphenyl phosphinite (SDPP) is used as the solid support for the generation of nano SDPP/Pd(0) from PdII as pre-catalyst. This nano catalyst was used for the efficient copper-free Sonogashira reaction of aryl halides in PEG-200 as a solvent. The nano Pd(0) that can be used as pre-prepared or as in situ-generated catalyst exhibited excellent reactivity and stability in the Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions with different aryl iodides, bromides, and also chlorides. This heterogeneous catalyst can be easily recovered and reused in several runs. The use of PEG as solvent and K2CO3 as inorganic base together with the heterogeneous nature of the reaction can be considered as green conditions for this reaction.

Nickel-catalyzed substitution reactions of propargyl halides with organotitanium reagents

A simple and mild catalytic coupling reaction of propargyl halides with organotitanium reagents is reported.

A Ni(OAc)2·4H2O-Catalysed Sonogashira-Type Coupling Reaction of Aryl Iodides and Terminal Alkynes in the Presence of CuI

An effective and promising Ni/Cu catalytic system for the coupling of aryl iodides with various terminal alkynes has been developed. For the first time the readily available chiral amino alcohol has been employed as the ligand for the Pd-free Sonogashira coupling reaction.

Oxidation of Benzylic Azides Catalysed by Iron(III) Chloride with Hydrogen Peroxide as Oxidant

A simple and general method for the oxidation of benzylic azides to aldehydes using the inexpensive and environmentally benign iron (III) chloride as catalyst with 30% aqueous H2O2 as oxidant is described. Broad substrate scope and high tolerance against several functional groups make the process synthetically useful.