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  • Room temperature palladium-catalyzed cross coupling of aryltrimethylammonium triflates with aryl Grignard reagents.

Room temperature palladium-catalyzed cross coupling of aryltrimethylammonium triflates with aryl Grignard reagents.

Organic letters (2010-09-04)
Jonathan T Reeves, Daniel R Fandrick, Zhulin Tan, Jinhua J Song, Heewon Lee, Nathan K Yee, Chris H Senanayake
ABSTRACT

Aryltrimethylammonium triflates and tetrafluoroborates were found to be highly reactive electrophiles in the Pd-catalyzed cross coupling with aryl Grignard reagents. The coupling reactions proceed at ambient temperature with a nearly stoichiometric quantity of Grignard reagent, and diverse functionality is tolerated. Competition experiments established the reactivity of PhNMe(3)OTf relative to PhCl, PhBr, PhI, and PhOTf.

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Methyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, ≥98%