title: High-yielding intramolecular direct arylation reactions with aryl chlorides.
abstract: [reaction: see text] An N-heterocyclic carbene palladium catalyst system is used to promote direct arylation of a broad range of aryl chlorides to form six- and five-membered ring biaryls. An influence of the halide on the palladium precatalyst on catalyst activation has been revealed, as has a beneficial effect of NHC salts that allows the turnover numbers to be increased by simple addition of imidazolium salts to the reaction mixture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, 10 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Canada K1N 6N5.
authors.forename: Louis-Charles
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Campeau
authors.forename: Praew
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thansandote
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fagnou