title: Proton abstraction mechanism for the palladium-catalyzed intramolecular arylation.
abstract: Under the usual conditions, the Pd-catalyzed arylation does not involve an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction. On the basis of DFT calculations, we propose a mechanism for the Pd-catalyzed arylation that involves a proton abstraction by a carbonate or related ligand and that provides a satisfactory explanation for the experimental data.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Tarragona, Spain.
authors.forename: Domingo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: García-Cuadrado
authors.forename: Ataualpa A C
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Braga
authors.forename: Feliu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maseras
authors.forename: Antonio M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Echavarren