title: Heck couplings at room temperature in nanometer aqueous micelles.
abstract: A nonionic amphiphile such as Triton X-100 or the vitamin E-based PTS, both of which form nanomicelles in water, promotes Heck cross-couplings of non-water-soluble partners at ambient temperatures. These are the first examples of Heck reactions conducted in water (as the only solvent) at room temperature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA. lipshutz@chem.ucsb.edu
authors.forename: Bruce H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Lipshutz
authors.forename: Benjamin R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Taft