JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, cilt.811, ss.81-90, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
A series of bulky N-2,6-diphenylphenol-R-salicylaldimines (HLx) and their corresponding bis(N-2,6-diphenylphenol-R-salicylaldiminato) Pd(II) complexes (X), where R = H (1), 3-OCH3 (2), 4-OCH3 (3), 5-OCH3 (4), 3-Me (5), 5-Me (6), 5-C(CH3)(3) (7), 3-C(CH3)(3) (8) and 3,5-di-C(CH3)(3) (9) have been synthesized. Their structures characterized by elemental analyses, IR, UV/vis, H-1 NMR and C-13 NMR spectroscopic techniques. X-ray crystallography shows that complex 3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1space group with one trans-[PdL23] molecule and two acetic acid (C2H4O2) molecules in the unit cell. All X compounds are proved to be as efficient homogeneous catalysts for both Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions of various aryl bromides and cyclic carbonates synthesis from CO2 and epoxides are reported under appropriate conditions (2 h, 100 degrees C and 1.6 MPa pressure) without use of phosphine ligands. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.