title: Decarboxylative cross-coupling of azoyl carboxylic acids with aryl halides.
abstract: Decarboxylative cross-coupling of thiazole and oxazole-5-carboxylic acids with aryl halides is reported. Under a bimetallic system of catalytic palladium and a stoichiometric silver carbonate, a variety of (hetero)arylated azoles can be prepared in excellent yield.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Fengzhi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Greaney