The Suzuki-Miyaura and Sonogashira coupling were performed using a new, efficient, reusable and recyclable polymer-supported palladium catalyst. Poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) as polymer-support is modified with 2-aminothiazole. PdCl2 was immobilized on this prepared support and its appearance was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis of X-rays (EDAX), inductively coupled plasma (ICP) analysis, and FT-IR techniques. In addition, a quantitative description for metal-ligand interactions in the aforementioned polymer-supported palladium complex is investigated by performing theoretical calculations using density functional theory techniques. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.