Room temperature aerobic Suzuki cross-coupling reactions in DMF/water mixture using zeolite confined palladium(0) nanoclusters as efficient and recyclable catalyst Original Research Article

Herein we report the use of zeolite confined palladium(0) nanoclusters as efficient and recyclable catalyst for Suzuki cross-coupling reactions of aryl bromides with phenylboronic acid. Zeolite confined palladium(0) nanoclusters are highly active catalyst for the Suzuki cross-coupling reactions under mild conditions (room temperature, in air) in DMF/water (1:9) mixture. A variety of aryl bromides undergo Suzuki cross-coupling with phenylboronic acid with quantitative GC yields of biaryl derivatives. Recycling experiments showed that zeolite confined palladium(0) nanoclusters can be used as recyclable catalyst in the Suzuki cross-coupling reactions.