An Eco-friendly Approach to C–H Bond Activation through Microwave Irradiation Employing Synthesized Palladium-PEPPSI-NHC Complexes


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Slimani I., ÖZDEMİR İ., GÜRBÜZ N., ALICI B., Arslan N. B., Özdemir N.

ACS Omega, cilt.10, sa.35, ss.39994-40008, 2025 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 35
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1021/acsomega.5c04713
  • Dergi Adı: ACS Omega
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.39994-40008
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The formation of carbon–carbon bonds constitutes one of the most fundamental synthetic operations in organic chemistry. Arylation of heteroarenes through C–H bond activation using Pd-PEPPSI complexes as catalysts was widely performed using the classical heating method. However, the use of this heating method is associated with an unfavorable environmental profile, as they generally use a high reaction temperature, a high catalyst load, and a long reaction time. Herein, we disclose the synthesis of new Pd-PEPPSI-NHC complexes bearing NHC ligands, which were tested as a catalyst in the arylation of 2-acethylfuran and 2-acethylthiophene with different aryl bromides using microwave irradiation. This novel method provides access to the biaryl scaffolds in good yields using 0.5 mol % as catalyst loading and at 110 °C. The structure of the five palladium(II) complexes has been elucidated through NMR1H,13C, and FT-IR spectroscopy. Furthermore, the square-planar geometry of the organometallic ion was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction carried out on complexes 3b and 3e.