Herein we report a series of new benzimidazolium chlorides as N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand and their corresponding palladium(II)-NHC complexes with the general formula [PdCl2(NHC)(2)] were synthesized. All new compounds were characterized by H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR, IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis techniques. The catalytic activity of palladium(II)-NHC complexes was investigated in the direct C2- or C5-arylation of thiazoles with aryl bromides in presence of palladium(II)-NHC at 150(degrees)C for 1 h. These complexes exhibited the good catalytic performance for the direct arylation of thiazoles. The arylation of thiazoles regioselectively produced C2- or C5-arylated thiazoles in moderate to high yields. (C) 2018 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
C1 [Kaloglu, Murat; Ozdemir, Ismail] Inonu Univ, Fac Sci & Arts, Dept Chem, TR-44280 Malatya, Turkey.
[Kaloglu, Murat; Ozdemir, Ismail] Inonu Univ, Catalysis Res & Applicat Ctr, TR-44280 Malatya, Turkey.