N-heterocyclic carbene palladium(II)-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling of N-acylsuccinimides by C-N cleavage

Publication date: Available online 27 September 2018Source: Journal of Organometallic ChemistryAuthor(s): Tao Wang, Jiarui Guo, Hengjin Wang, Han Guo, Dingli Jia, Wen Zhang, Lantao LiuAbstractAn easily prepared, well-defined N-heterocyclic carbene-palladium(II) complex was found to be an efficient catalyst for the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of N-acylsuccinimides with arylboronic acids via C-N bond activation. Under the optimal conditions, all reactions proceeded smoothly generating broad array of diaryl ketones in good to high yields (81->99%) within hours.Graphical abstract

Source: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry - October 5, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research