Halogen‐Substituted Mesoionic‐Carbene/Palladium Complexes for Catalytic Arylation of Aldehydes

Abstract

AbstractVarious halogenated mesoionic‐carbene (MIC)‐coordinated palladium complexes (denoted as TAPs and e‐TAPs) were prepared using triazolylidene precursors that were synthesized in only two steps via a click reaction. Among the prepared complexes, 2‐Bromophenyl group substituted e‐TAP (Br‐e‐TAP) showed optimal catalytic activity for the arylation of aldehydes with arylboronic compounds. Additionally, the Br‐e‐TAP catalyst assisted in synthesizing a wide range of functionalized diarylmethanols and arylmethanols in 29–95% yields with loadings of 0.2–0.6 mol% Pd.