Carbonylative Suzuki coupling and alkoxycarbonylation of aryl halides using palladium supported on phosphorus‐doped porous organic polymer as an active and robust catalyst

Developing highly active catalysts with the combined advantages of molecular and solid catalysis is considered as the “Holy Grail” in the area of catalysis research. Herein, a phosphorus‐doped porous polymer‐immobilized palladium was successfully developed as an efficient, robust, and recyclable catalyst for the carbonylative Suzuki coupling and alkoxycarbonylation reactions of aryl halides. Rather than just as an immobilizing molecular catalyst, palladium supported on phosphorus‐doped porous organic polymer exhibits even better catalytic performances than that of its analogue homogeneous catalysts in both carbonylation reactions. Moreover, the catalyst can be easily separated and reused for at least 5 times without significant loss in reactivity. Importantly, the catalyst was highly stable under carbonylation reaction conditions, and no palladium nanoparticle was observed even after the 5th reuse. In this work, a phosphorus‐doped porous polymer‐immobilized palladium was successfully developed as a highly efficient, robust, and recyclable catalyst for the carbonylative Suzuki coupling and alkoxycarbonylation reactions of aryl halides. The catalyst exhibits better catalytic performances than its analogue homogeneous catalysts in both carbonylation reactions. Moreover, the catalyst can be used up to several consecutive recycles with negligible metal leaching.