文摘
A series of ethylene bridged di-NHC dipalladium complexes (1-5) with different substituents on N of imidazolydene were prepared. The influence of the different substituents on the structure and catalytic reactivity of the complexes were studied. The molecular structures of 3 and 4 were determined by X-ray diffraction studies. The structures of complexes consist of two perpendicular pseudo-square-planar subunits in a cis configuration. The catalytic activity of the new binuclear palladium complexes was successfully tested in the Mizoroki-Heck reaction. The complexes with aryl substituent have better activity than that with alkyl substituent, meanwhile, the different substituents on phenyl group have a little effect on both regioselectivity and the yield of the product as well.