title: A study of diketopiperazines as electron-donor initiators in transition metal-free haloarene-arene coupling.
abstract: Several diketopiperazines have been shown to promote carbon-carbon coupling between benzene and aryl halides in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide and without the assistance of a transition metal catalyst. The structure of the diketopiperazine has an influence on its reductive potential and can help to promote the coupling of the more challenging aryl bromides with benzene.
authors.affiliation: WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, U.K. john.murphy@strath.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Florimond
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cumine
authors.forename: Shengze
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Tell
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tuttle
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Murphy