Green and Scalable Palladium-on-Carbon-Catalyzed Tsuji-Trost Coupling Reaction Using an Efficient and Continuous Flow System

The first continuous flow Tsuji-Trost coupling reaction between allylic compounds and various nucleophiles has been successfully achieved within only around 40 s during a single pass through a cartridge filled with palladium on carbon (Pd/C). Two methods have been designed by using the H-cube ThalesNano technology that enable the efficient production of added-value compounds on the gram scale with high productivity. Under the optimized conditions, the cartridge catalyst can be used for 60 min of continuous processing without a decrease in reactivity. A large range of substrates and nucleophiles have successfully been submitted to the standard methods, giving good-to-excellent yields and productivity.