Product Properties:

Yellow powder, insoluble in water, soluble in toluene and benzene, and slightly soluble in acetone and chloroform. The melting point is 260°C. 

Applications:

Primarily used in coupling reactions such as Sonogashira coupling; serves as a catalyst for the carbonylation of halides; and acts as a catalyst for the conversion of haloalkanes to aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and amides. Haloalkanes react with acetylene to form alkyne compounds with extended carbon chains. It can also be used as a catalyst in organic synthesis for coupling reactions like Suzuki, Kumada, and Negishi. In the Suzuki reaction, carboxylic acids can undergo decarboxylation to form α-olefins under the catalytic influence of a catalytic amount of bis(triphenylphosphine) palladium(II) chloride. Additionally, it is involved in the crystallographic structure of metal coordination complexes and exhibits anti-inflammatory and antifungal properties.