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J Org Chem. 2003 Apr 04;68(7):2929-33. doi: 10.1021/jo026877t.

Pd nanoparticles catalyzed stereospecific synthesis of beta-aryl cinnamic esters in ionic liquids.

The Journal of organic chemistry

Vincenzo Caló, Angelo Nacci, Antonio Monopoli, Stefania Laera, Nicola Cioffi

Affiliations

  1. Department of Chemistry and Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (Sezione di Bari), Via Amendola 173, University of Bari, 70126-Bari, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 12662071 DOI: 10.1021/jo026877t

Abstract

Reaction of the catalyst 1 or Pd(OAc)(2) with tetrabutylammonium acetate, dissolved in tetrabutylammonium bromide, leads to a fast formation of Pd nanoparticles which efficiently catalyze the stereospecific reaction of cinnamates with aryl halides to give beta-aryl-substituted cinnamic esters. The role of tetrabutylammonium acetate is crucial in determining the formation of nanoparticles and stereospecificity of the C-C coupling process.

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