For the first time, Pd/C has been used for the Boron-Heck reaction, and the detailed mechanistic aspects of the reaction have been proven experimentally by a leaching test as well as by cyclic voltammetry studies. The results indicate that palladium leaching as a Pd(II) species, by oxidative addition of the arylboronic acid, is responsible for the reaction.
Key words
heterogeneous catalysis - Pd/C - arylboronic acids - palladium leaching - Boron-Heck reaction