Question

Why is a suzuki reaction considered green?

Answer 1

Recall that the Suzuki reaction is a reaction which is classified as a coupling reaction.

These type of reactions are thos which use coupling partners such as a boronic acid and an organohalide catalyzed by a palladium complex

Note that this reaction si preferred mainly due to the availability of common boronic acids, mild reaction conditions, which are less toxic, by nature.

Boronic acids are less toxic and safer for the environment than organostannane and organozinc compounds.

They are pretty easy to remove the inorganic by-products from reaction mixture. Therefore, this can be disosed easily