Palladium acetate immobilized in a hierarchical MFI zeolite-supported ionic liquid: a highly active and recyclable catalyst for Suzuki reaction in water

Palladium acetate was immobilized in thin ionic liquid layers on the mesopore wall of hierarchical MFI zeolite, and tested as a catalyst for Suzuki coupling reaction in water. The catalyst exhibited very high activity in the coupling of various aryl bromides with arylboronic acids. Moreover, the catalyst could be recycled without a significant loss of catalytic activity.