Table 1 Time dependent conversion efficiency of the Suzuki reaction employing HRG‐Py-Pd and HRG‐Pd for different aryl halides including iodobenzene, bromobenzene, chlorobenzene, 4-bromoanisol, 4-bromoacetophenone etc.

From: Facile synthesis of Pd@graphene nanocomposites with enhanced catalytic activity towards Suzuki coupling reaction

 + / − Groups

Aryl halides

Product ID

HRG-Py-Pd

HRG-Pd

Time (mins)

Conversion (%)

Time (mins)

Conversion (%)

Neutral

Chlorobenzene (1a)

3a

60

100

80

100

Bromobenzene (1b)

3a

60

100

80

100

Iodobenzene (1c)

3a

5

100

20

100

EWG

4-Chlorobenzophenone (1d)

3b

120

78.9

120

57.7

4-Bromoacetophenone (1e)

3c

120

82.3

120

42.9

4-Chlorobenzoic acid (1f)

3d

120

15

120

12

4-Bromobenze-sulfonylchloride (1g)

3e

60

97

20

93

EDG

4-Bromoanisol (1h)

3f

60

100

20

100

2-Bromoaniline (1i)

3g

60

97

20

90

2-Iodoaniline (1j)

3g

60

100

60

95

4-Iodotoluene (1k)

3h

20

100

20

100

  1. Reaction Condition: Aryl halide (1 mmol), boronic acid (1.2 mmol), SDS (0.5 mmol), K3PO4 (2 mmol), Water (20 mL); Note: EWG = Electron withdrawing groups; EDG = Electron donating groups.