Immobilization of palladium(II) acyclic diaminocarbene (Pd(II)-ADC) complexes on a resin support surface has been easily performed by metal-mediated addition of amino groups of benzhydrylamine-polystyrene to the coordinated isocyanide ligand of cis-PdCl2(CNR)2 (R = t-Bu, Cy). The investigation of the benzhydrylamine reaction with palladium-coordinated isocyanides in solution has revealed that, depending on the reaction conditions, two carbene-type complexes can be obtained as a result of the addition to the CN triple bond, as well as a third complex which is formed via substitution of the isocyanide ligand by benzhydrylamine. Nucleophilic addition of an amino group to the isocyanide ligand has led to a cis-acyclic diaminocarbene complex or a cationic diaminocarbene complex with trans configuration and an intramolecular hydrogen-bonded chloride anion (the nature of this noncovalent interaction was analyzed by DFT calculations, including AIM analysis). The unsupported and resin-supported palladium catalysts have demonstrated high catalytic activity in both Sonogashira and Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling. The supported catalyst can be recovered and repeatedly reused without a significant loss in efficiency. The degree of the palladium binding with polystyrene, the oxidation state, and the palladium leaching level were investigated by XPS and XRF analyses.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1684-1697
Number of pages14
JournalOrganometallics
Volume35
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Jun 2016

    Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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