The Journal of organic chemistry

Palladium nanoparticle catalyzed Hiyama coupling reaction of benzyl halides

D Srimani, A Bej, A Sarkar

Index: Srimani, Dipankar; Bej, Ansuman; Sarkar, Amitabha Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2010 , vol. 75, # 12 p. 4296 - 4299

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Citation Number: 67

Abstract

An efficient Hiyama coupling reaction between benzylic halide and aryltrialkoxysilane using Pd nanoparticles has been developed. This procedure accommodates various functional groups to yield a diverse range of diarylmethanes which are ubiquitous units of natural products and pharmaceuticals.