Magnetite nanoparticles (MNPs) were covered by a silica shell and then embedded into mesoporous silica . Magnetic mesoporous silica (Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 -SBA) was then reacted with 3chloropropyltriethoxysilane (CPTS), sodium salt of imidazole and 2-bromopyridine to give Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 -SBA functionalized with 3-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-3-ium-propyl (PIP) as a supported pincer ligand for Pd(II). The functionalized magnetic mesoporous silica were then treated with t-BuOK at À 80°C in THF and then reacted with [PdCl 2 (SMe 2 ) 2 ] to give supported Pd (II)-carbene complex containing C,N-bidentate ligand. The chloride ions were then exchanged by bromide ions using a NaBr solution of diethylether/acetone mixture. The prepared catalyst was characterized with, FT-IR, thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area measurement (S BET ), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and wide angle X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD). The prepared magnetic catalyst was effectively used in the coupling reaction of triethoxyphenylsilane with aryl halides (Hiyama reaction) in the presence of a base. The reaction parameters such as solvents, amount of catalyst, base and temperature were optimized. The catalyst was then magnetically decanted, washed, and reused several times.