Suzuki–Miyaura reaction in water, conducted by employing an amphiphilic dendritic phosphine–palladium catalyst: a positive dendritic effect on chemical yield

A series of amphiphilic dendritic ligands with a phosphine core was synthesized by use of tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)phosphine oxide and poly(benzyl ether) dendron. The corresponding phosphine–palladium core dendrimers were applied as a catalyst to an aqueous-media Suzuki–Miyaura reaction. A positive dendritic effect on chemical yields of cross-coupling products was observed.