chapter 2 palladium catalysts in suzuki cross- coupling reaction
chapter 2 palladium catalysts in suzuki cross- coupling reaction
chapter 2 palladium catalysts in suzuki cross- coupling reaction
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CHAPTER 2<br />
PALLADIUM CATALYSTS IN SUZUKI CROSS-<br />
COUPLING REACTION<br />
Catalysis is important academically and <strong>in</strong>dustrially. It plays an essential role <strong>in</strong><br />
the production of a wide range of products, frm gasol<strong>in</strong>e and plastics to fertilizers and<br />
herbicides.<br />
A catalyst can be def<strong>in</strong>ed as a chemical substance which transforms reactants<br />
<strong>in</strong>to products via an un<strong>in</strong>terrupted and repeated cycle of elementary steps and<br />
regenerated <strong>in</strong> its orig<strong>in</strong>al form at the end of cycle dur<strong>in</strong>g its life (Weitkamp and Puppe<br />
1999). In general, there are three classes of <strong>catalysts</strong> <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g heterogeneous,<br />
homogeneous and biological <strong>catalysts</strong> (Figure 2.1.) (Smith and Notheisz 1995).<br />
Bulk<br />
metal<br />
HETEROGENEOUS HOMOGENEOUS BIOLOGICAL<br />
Supported<br />
metals<br />
Metals<br />
oxides,sulfides,<br />
etc.<br />
Supported<br />
<strong>in</strong>organic<br />
metals<br />
Supported<br />
organo-metallic<br />
complexes<br />
Figure 2.1. General k<strong>in</strong>ds of <strong>catalysts</strong>.<br />
(Source: Smith and Notheisz 1995)<br />
Organo-<br />
metallic<br />
complexes Enzymes<br />
Homogeneous catalysis means that a catalyst is <strong>in</strong> the same phase (usually liquid<br />
or gas solution) as the reactants and products. In contrast, heterogeneous catalysis<br />
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