Patent ID: 6268513
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: B01J,C07B,C07C,C07F

Abstract:
A transition metal catalyzed process comprising providing reactants and reacting said reactants in the presence of(1) a ligand characterized by the general formula ##STR34##wherein each R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl and substituted cycloalkyl;each of R.sup.6 is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, silyl, amino, nitro, ester, acid, alkoxy, aryloxy, hydroxy, transition metals, COOH, SO.sub.3 G (wherein G is selected from the group consisting of Na, K and H) and combinations thereof;R.sup.7 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, silyl, amino, nitro, ester, acid, alkoxy, aryloxy, hydroxy, transition metals, COOH, SO.sub.3 G (wherein G is selected from the group consisting of Na, K and H) and combinations thereof; and(2) a metal precursor compound characterized by the general formula M(L).sub.n, where M is a transition metal selected from the group consisting of Pd, Ni, Fe, Co, Ru, Ir, Rh and Pt; L is independently each occurrence, a ligand; and n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.