Palladium salt and functional reduced graphene oxide complex: in situ preparation of a generally applicable catalyst for C-C coupling reactions

A novel Pd catalyst was designed by affording Pd2+ salt on the surface of functional reduced graphene oxide (FRGO), providing a new cheap and stable in situ prepared palladium catalyst for C-C coupling reactions, including the Heck reaction, Suzuki reaction, C-H bond functionalization reactions of thiophenes, and terminal alkyne C-H activation and homocoupling.