Cp2Fe(PR2)2PdCl2 (R = i-Pr, t-Bu) Complexes as Air-Stable Catalysts for Challenging Suzuki Coupling Reactions

Abstract
The use of Cp2Fe(PR2)2PdCl2 (R = i-Pr and t-Bu) in Suzuki coupling reactions were illustrated using a high throughput screening approach. The di-tbpfPdCl2 catalyst was shown to be the more active catalyst for unactivated and sterically challenging aryl chlorides. Comparison studies using the commercial catalysts dppfPdCl2, (Ph3P)2PdCl2, (Cy3P)2PdCl2, DPEPhosPdCl2, dppbPdCl2, dppePdCl2, Pd(t-Bu3P)2, and [Pd(μ-Br)(t-Bu3P)]2 were also done for selected cases to demonstrate the superior activities of di-tbpfPdCl2 and di-isoppfPdCl2.

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