Microwave-Assisted Efficient Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reactions in Water Catalyzed by Nano-Pd/gC3N4 Composite

Microwave assisted Suzuki cross-coupling of aryl halides with different arylboronic acids were obtained using nano-Pd/gC3N4 composite as catalyst in water as solvent under aerobic conditions. Catalyst was found to be highly efficient exhibiting high TOFs ∼ 12,000 h−1 for a spectrum of substituted reactants exemplifying unique green chemistry approach combining efficient reusable catalysis in water in presence of air and using microwave irradiation as alternative heating mode.