Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.132, No.31, 10674-10676, 2010
Iron-Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling of Alkyl Halides
In the presence of novel iron(II) chloride-diphosphine complexes and magnesium bromide, lithium arylborates react with primary and secondary alkyl halides to give the corresponding coupling products in good to excellent yields. High functional group compatibility is also demonstrated in the reactions of substrates possessing reactive substituents, such as alkoxycarbonyl, cyano, and carbonyl groups.