Chemistry Letters, Vol.39, No.10, 1050-1051, 2010
Homogeneous Ruthenium Precatalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling Reaction
Ru(cod)(2-methylallyl)(2) was found to catalyze the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of aryl bromides and aryl iodides with arylboronie acids. The reaction was catalyzed by 10 mol % Ru(cod)(2-methylallyl)(2) at 60 degrees C, and afforded the biaryls in moderate to good yields.