Ali Zamegaryan - Department of Chemistry, Yasouj University, Yasouj, ۷۵۹۱۸-۷۴۸۳۱, Iran
Zahra Dehbanipour - Department of Chemistry, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran
Dawood Elhamifar - Department of Chemistry, Yasouj University, Yasouj, ۷۵۹۱۸-۷۴۸۳۱, Iran

In the current research, preparation, characterization and catalytic application of a novel Schiff-base/Pd complex immobilized onto graphene oxide (GO−SB/Pd) are investigated. The GO−SB/Pd was characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis, diffuse reflectance UV–visible, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis. It was found that the GO−SB/Pd can act as an efficient catalyst in the Suzuki–Miyaura cross−coupling of phenylboronic acid with aryl halides. Moreover, the catalyst could be readily recycled and reused for several times without discernible loss in activity.

Graphene oxide, Palladium catalyst, Suzuki coupling reaction, Aryl halides