A Multi-Task Palladium Catalyst Involved in Heck-Reduction-Cyclization Sequences for the Preparation of 4-Benzyl-1,2-dihydroisoquinolin-3-ones: An Unusual Homogeneous-Heterogeneous Sustainable Approach
A Multi-Task Palladium Catalyst Involved in Heck-Reduction-Cyclization Sequences for the Preparation of 4-Benzyl-1,2-dihydroisoquinolin-3-ones: An Unusual Homogeneous-Heterogeneous Sustainable Approach
A mixed homogeneous-heterogeneous catalysis that exploits a multi-task palladium catalyst has been developed for one-pot sequential Heck-reduction-cyclization (HRC) reactions leading to novel 4-benzyl-1,2-dihydroisoquinolin-3-ones. The HRC sequence requires mild conditions and allows the separation of the palladium residues under the form of an in situ generated Pd(0)/C catalyst by simple filtration. The homemade and recovered catalyst can be efficiently reused for Suzuki-Miyaura reactions and reductive processes making it useful for sustainable chemistry.