Synthesis of functionalized aryl-alkenes catalyzed by CN-ortho-palladated complex of 2,3-dimethoxybenzaldehyde oxime under microwave irradiation

The catalytic activity of dimeric [Pd{C6H2(-CH=NOH)-(OMe)2-2,3}(µ-Cl)]2 complex as an efficient, air, and moisture tolerant catalyst was investigated in Mizoroki–Heck cross coupling reaction of various aryl halides and also arenesulfonyl chlorides with different coupling partner alkenes. The combination of homogenous metal catalyst, microwave irradiation, and microwave-active polar solvents gave high yields of functionalized aryl-alkene products in short reaction times.