A silica-supported bidentate arsine palladium (0) complex has been prepared from 4-oxa-6, 7-dichloroheptyltriethoxysilane via immobilization on fumed silica, followed by reacting with potassium diphenylarsenide and palladium chloride, and then the reduction with hydrazine hydrate. The complex has been characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and it is a highly active and stereoselective catalyst for arylation of styrene and acrylic acid with ...
