1,3-butadiene telomerization with methanol catalyzed by heterogenized palladium(II) complexes anchored to polymer-bound bis(diphenylphosphino)methane moieties

The telomerization of 1,3-butadiene with methanol in the presence of heterogenized palladium(II) catalysts, obtained by anchoring the metal on both a styrene/divinylbenzene macroporous resin and a linear poly(styrene) functionalized with bis(diphenylphosphino)methane moieties, is reported. In particular, the activity and selectivity to telomers of the above catalytic systems is compared with the corresponding homogeneous counterpart and with those previously obtained with analogous heterogenized systems via polymer-bound 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane moieties. The effect of a methoxide promoter is also studied. Finally, the performances and metal leaching in solution of the above heterogenized catalysts are checked after several reaction cycles in order to verify their real heterogeneous character. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.