Highly active Pd^II cyclometallated imine catalysts for the Heck reaction

Abstract

The new cyclopalladated, phosphine-free imine complexes 1–3 are exceptional catalysts for the Heck arylation, leading to more than a million turnovers in some cases; the catalysts are very thermally and air stable and are recovered unchanged after the catalysis.

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