new homogeneous and robust catalyst for heck and suzuki reactions

A novel and efficient palladium-based homogeneous catalyst was fabricated and used as a robust catalyst in suzuki–miyaura cross-coupling and heck reactions. 2-amino-n-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)benzamide was introduced as a versatile ligand for palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. the desired active and stable homogeneous pd catalyst was prepared via the coordination of pd with 2-amino-n-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)benzamide and fully characterized. the catalyst exhibited excellent activity in suzuki–miyaura cross-coupling and heck reactions. the proposed protocol featured mild reaction conditions and efficiency using lioh as base.