A novel hydrophilic heterogeneous cobalt catalyst for the Heck, Suzuki and Hiyama coupling reactions in neat water

A novel hydrophilic heterogeneous cobalt catalyst was synthesized and characterized by different methods. The hydrophilic character allows dispersion of the catalyst in the aqueous medium which leads to high catalytic performance. It was used as an efficient catalyst for Heck, Suzuki and Hiyama cross coupling reaction in neat water.