Catalytic Performance of Cellulose Supported Palladium Complex for Heck Reaction in Water

Cellulose supported palladium complex was synthesized and characterized by XPS, TG/DTA etc. The complex was found to be an efficient catalyst for Heck reaction of acrylic acid or styrene with aryl iodides at low temperature in water under atmospheric condition, the substituted trans-cinnamic acid or 1,2-stilbene was obtained in stereoselectivity. Repeated tests showed that the catalyst have good reusability. (C) 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 110: 2996-3000, 2008