CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS, cilt.29, ss.141-144, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
A new tetramethylene linked bis(benzimidazole) ligand has been obtained by a simple method. The in situ formed catalytic system derived from the benzimidazolium salt and Pd(OAc)(2) was used in the Heck reaction between aryl halides and styrene in water. The corresponding Heck products were obtained in good yields. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.