Sigrid Therapeutics (Sweden)

Abstract Herein, we describe the straightforward synthesis and thorough characterization of a magnetically‐separable heterogeneous catalyst comprised of 1–3 nm‐sized Pd nanoparticles immobilized on a mesoporous silica‐magnetite composite (Pd 0 ‐AmP‐SMC). Catalytic evaluations were conducted using Suzuki‐Miyaura cross‐couplings as the model reactions, for which this Pd nanocatalyst exhibited high performance in an environmentally‐friendly solvent mixture. Additionally, this Pd nanocatalyst could be re‐used up to five cycles without any observable loss of activity, and separation of the catalyst could be conveniently done by a magnet.