Suzuki, Stille and Heck cross-coupling reactions catalyzed by Fe3O4@PTA–Pd as a recyclable and efficient nanocatalyst in green solvents

Abstract

The use of a supported Pd complex on magnetic nanoparticles as an efficient and green catalyst for the Suzuki, Stille and Heck cross-coupling reactions is presented. The present research is focused on investigating the recycling, reusability and stability of the catalyst in the reaction. The recycled Fe₃O₄@PTA–Pd catalyst was used at least five times with comparable activities to that of the fresh catalyst. The catalytic coupling of 4-bromotoluene as a model reaction suggested that there was no leached palladium in the reaction mixture. The structure of the catalyst was characterized by TGA, EDS, ICP-OES, XRD, VSM, FT-IR and SEM analysis.