A ferrocene based palladacyclic precatalyst for the Suzuki cross-coupling of aryl chlorides.
Addition of palladium acetate to 2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)-phenylferrocene gave palladacycle 16 that is a very effective precatalyst for the Suzuki cross-coupling of aryl chlorides at room temperature (1 mol% 16) or 60 degrees C (> or = 0.01 mol% 16).
Roca
Francesc X
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Department of Chemistry, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London, UK E1 4NS.
Richards
Christopher J
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