title: Sonogashira couplings of aryl bromides: room temperature, water only, no copper.
abstract: Cross-coupling reactions between lipophilic terminal alkynes and aryl bromides can be catalyzed by ligated Pd, in the absence of copper, in pure water at ambient temperatures. Small amounts of the nonionic amphiphile PTS assist by virtue of nanometer micelles formed spontaneously in an aqueous medium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and 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: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rich