Palladium acetate immobilized in a hierarchical MFI zeolite-supported ionic liquid: a highly active and recyclable catalyst for Suzuki reaction in water

Abstract

Palladium acetate was immobilized in thin ionic liquid layers on the mesopore wall of hierarchical MFI zeolite, and tested as a catalyst for Suzuki coupling reaction in water. The catalyst exhibited very high activity in the coupling of various aryl bromides with arylboronic acids. Moreover, the catalyst could be recycled without a significant loss of catalytic activity.