Palladium(II) complexes featuring bidentate pyridine-triazole ligands: Synthesis, structures, and catalytic activities for Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions

Preparation of the Pd(II) complexes containing 2-(4-R-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)pyridine [R = C6H5 (1), NC5H4 (2), n-C6H13 (3)] were described. Crystal structures of 1 and 2 revealed a square planar geometry with bidentate ligand coordination to Pd using different N donor of the triazole ring. Catalytic studies indicated that 1-3 exhibited moderate to high activity for Suzuki-Miyaura coupling between aryl bromides and phenylboronic acid under mild and aerobic conditions. (C) 2013 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.