From recovered palladium to molecular and nanoscale catalysts

• Published in: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
• Main Author: Jantan K.A.; Chan K.W.; Melis L.; White A.J.P.; Marchiò L.; Deplano P.; Serpe A.; Wilton-Ely J.D.E.T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 2019
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85073658576&doi=10.1021%2facssuschemeng.9b01877&partnerID=40&md5=18d28f845f26cee25080b4922faa624a

[PdI2(Me2dazdt)] is obtained from palladium powder via a 100% atom-economical Pd(0) leaching reaction using Me2dazdt (N,N′-dimethyl-perhydrodiazepine-2,3-dithione) and iodine. This complex is a versatile starting point for ligand exchange reactions with (di)phosphines, yielding trans-[PdI2(PPh3)2] and [PdI2(dppe)] (dppe = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane). Further reaction with dithiocarbamates provides compounds of the form [Pd(DTC)(L)n]+ (DTC = dithiocarbamate; L = PPh3, n = 2; L = dppe, n = 1), which are highly active catalysts for regio- A nd chemoselective C-H bond activation reactions. Using DTC ligands with trimethoxysilyl-terminated tethers, the palladium(II) units can be attached to the surface of core-shell, silica-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles. Once tethered, these units form the catalytically active component of a recyclable, quasi-heterogeneous, Pd(II)-based catalytic system based on recovered palladium, illustrating the proposed circular model strategy. These investigations contribute to key steps in this process, such as efficient, atom-economical recovery, chemoselectivity of ligand substitution reactions, demonstration of catalytic activity, and the potential for immobilization of catalytic surface units derived from recovered metal. © 2019 American Chemical Society.