Use of dimethyl carbonate as a solvent greatly enhances the biaryl coupling of aryl iodides and organoboron reagents without adding any transition metal catalysts.
The coupling reaction of aryl iodides with arylboronic acids to give biaryl compounds can be efficiently performed without adding a transition metal catalyst. The key to success is the use of dimethyl carbonate as a solvent. This finding provides a new strategy for constructing a biaryl linkage.
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3, Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan. inamoto@mail.pharm.tohoku.ac.jp
Kiyofumi
K
Inamoto
Chisa
C
Hasegawa
Kou
K
Hiroya
Yoshinori
Y
Kondo
Takao
T
Osako
Yasuhiro
Y
Uozumi
Takayuki
T
Doi
D001897:Boronic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D005561:Formates / Q000737:chemistry*; D007454:Iodides / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D028561:Transition Elements / Q000737:chemistry*
D001897:Boronic Acids; D005561:Formates; D007454:Iodides; D012997:Solvents; D028561:Transition Elements; C023025:methyl carbonate