title: Cobalt-catalyzed formation of symmetrical biaryls and its mechanism.
abstract: Effective devotion: An efficient cobalt-catalyzed method devoted to the formation of symmetrical biaryls is described avoiding the preparation of organometallic reagents. Various aromatic halides functionalized by a variety of reactive group reagents are employed. Preliminary DFT calculations have shown that the involvement of a Co(I)/Co(III) couple is realistic at least in the case of 1,3-diazadienes as ligands (FG = functional group).
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Hétéroélements et Coordination, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Aurélien
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moncomble
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Le Floch
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gosmini