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CuPd Nanoparticles as a Robust Catalyst for Electrochemical Allylic Alkylation
Author(s) -
Yin Zhouyang,
Pang Huan,
Guo Xuefeng,
Lin Honghong,
Muzzio Michelle,
Shen Mengqi,
Wei Kecheng,
Yu Chao,
Williard Paul,
Sun Shouheng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.202006293
Subject(s) - electrosynthesis , catalysis , allylic rearrangement , electrochemistry , alkylation , halide , chemistry , nanoparticle , coupling reaction , alkyl , homogeneous catalysis , inorganic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , materials science , electrode , nanotechnology
An efficient CuPd nanoparticle (NP) catalyst (3 nm CuPd NPs deposited on carbon support) is designed for catalyzing electrochemical allylic alkylation in water/isopropanol (1:1 v/v) and 0.2 m KHCO 3 solution at room temperature. The Pd catalysis was Pd/Cu composition‐dependent, and CuPd NPs with a Pd/Cu ratio close to one are the most efficient catalyst for the selective cross‐coupling of alkyl halides and allylic halides to form C−C hydrocarbons with product yields reaching up to 99 %. This NP‐catalyzed electrochemical allylic alkylation expands the synthetic scope of cross‐coupling reactions and can be further extended to other organic reaction systems for developing green chemistry electrosynthesis methods.