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Advances in α-Arylation of Carbonyl Compounds: Diaryliodonium Salts as Arylating Agents

  • Xiao-Wei Chen,
  • Jia-Le Chen,
  • Ling-Hui Zhang,
  • Huhu Zhang,
  • Xiaojun Chen and
  • Xiaohui Fan

18 July 2025

Diaryliodonium salts are an important part of hypervalent iodine chemistry, owing to their highly electrophilic character, non-toxicity, and air and moisture stability, have been identified as an important arylating agent. It has been widely applied...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,526 Views
27 Pages

We describe a mechanism-guided discovery of a synthetic methodology that enables the preparation of aromatic amides from 2-bromo-2,2-difluoroacetamides utilizing a copper-catalyzed direct arylation. Readily available and structurally simple aryl prec...

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  • Review
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18 Citations
6,195 Views
19 Pages

Direct Arylation in the Presence of Palladium Pincer Complexes

  • Garazi Urgoitia,
  • Maria Teresa Herrero,
  • Fátima Churruca,
  • Nerea Conde and
  • Raul SanMartin

20 July 2021

Direct arylation is an atom-economical alternative to more established procedures such as Stille, Suzuki or Negishi arylation reactions. In comparison with other palladium sources and ligands, the use of palladium pincer complexes as catalysts or pre...

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  • Open Access
24 Citations
8,046 Views
42 Pages

Recent Progress Concerning the N-Arylation of Indoles

  • Petr Oeser,
  • Jakub Koudelka,
  • Artem Petrenko and
  • Tomáš Tobrman

22 August 2021

This review summarizes the current state-of-the-art procedures in terms of the preparation of N-arylindoles. After a short introduction, the transition-metal-free procedures available for the N-arylation of indoles are briefly discussed. Then, the ni...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,352 Views
10 Pages

Nucleophilic Arylation of Halopurines Facilitated by Brønsted Acid in Fluoroalcohol

  • Naoko Takenaga,
  • Toshitaka Shoji,
  • Takayuki Menjo,
  • Akiko Hirai,
  • Shohei Ueda,
  • Kotaro Kikushima,
  • Tomonori Hanasaki and
  • Toshifumi Dohi

23 October 2019

Various aryl-substituted purine derivatives were synthesized through the direct arylation of halopurines with aromatic compounds, facilitated by the combination of triflic acid and fluoroalcohol. This metal-free method is complementary to conventiona...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,784 Views
7 Pages

Palladium-Catalyzed C–H Arylation of 1,2,3-Triazoles

  • Chengwei Zhang,
  • Lin You and
  • Chuo Chen

22 September 2016

Palladium(II) acetate, in combination with triphenylphosphine, catalyzes direct arylation of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles effectively. This C–H arylation reaction provides facile access to fully substituted triazoles with well-defined regiochemi...

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  • Open Access
17 Citations
2,787 Views
20 Pages

Unsupported Copper Nanoparticles in the Arylation of Amines

  • Varvara I. Fomenko,
  • Arina V. Murashkina,
  • Alexei D. Averin,
  • Anastasiya A. Shesterkina and
  • Irina P. Beletskaya

2 February 2023

Commercially available copper and copper (II) oxide nanoparticles (CuNPs and CuO NPs) were characterized using TEM and electronography methods to elucidate their true average size and composition. The catalytic amine arylation using unsupported coppe...

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  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,991 Views
11 Pages

“On Water” Palladium Catalyzed Direct Arylation of 1H-Indazole and 1H-7-Azaindazole

  • Khadija Gambouz,
  • Abdelmoula El Abbouchi,
  • Sarah Nassiri,
  • Franck Suzenet,
  • Mostapha Bousmina,
  • Mohamed Akssira,
  • Gérald Guillaumet and
  • Saïd El Kazzouli

18 June 2020

The C3 direct arylation of 1H-indazole and 1H-7-azaindazole has been a significant challenge due to the lack of the reactivity at this position. In this paper, we describe a mild and an efficient synthesis of new series of C3-aryled 1H-indazoles and...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
8,257 Views
8 Pages

C- versus O-Arylation of an Enol-Lactone Using Potassium tert-butoxide

  • Sanae Ibrahimi,
  • Gilles Sauvé and
  • El Moktar Essassi

31 May 2003

The use of potassium tert-butoxide as the base in arylation reactions of an enollactone with a series of benzyl halides was explored. Our work demonstrates that the ratio of C-arylation to O-arylation varies with the substitution pattern of the aryl...

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6 Citations
2,901 Views
14 Pages

Direct Arylation Synthesis of Small Molecular Acceptors for Organic Solar Cells

  • Xiaochen Wang,
  • Yuechen Li,
  • Jianfeng Li,
  • Yuan Zhang,
  • Jinjun Shao and
  • Yongfang Li

16 April 2023

In recent years, small molecular acceptors (SMAs) have extensively promoted the progress of organic solar cells (OSCs). The facile tuning of chemical structures affords SMAs excellent tunability of their absorption and energy levels, and it gives SMA...

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59 Citations
14,277 Views
10 Pages

Highly Efficient and Reusable Copper-Catalyzed N-Arylation of Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles with Aryl Halides

  • A Young Kim,
  • Hyun Ju Lee,
  • Ji Chan Park,
  • Hyunju Kang,
  • Haesik Yang,
  • Hyunjoon Song and
  • Kang Hyun Park

10 December 2009

CuO/AB was found to be a simple and efficient catalyst for the N-arylation of a variety of nitrogen-containing heterocycles, giving the products in excellent yields.

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,344 Views
20 Pages

Ullmann-type C–N heterocoupling reactions have been applied for the syntheses of N-arylated amines. In the past decade, transition metal-catalyzed N-arylations have been recognized as particularly efficient procedures for the preparation of nit...

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8 Citations
3,926 Views
17 Pages

Synthesis of Novel 3,6-Dithienyl Diketopyrrolopyrrole Dyes by Direct C-H Arylation

  • Amsalu Efrem Yemene,
  • Vishwesh Venkatraman,
  • David Moe Almenningen,
  • Bård Helge Hoff and
  • Odd Reidar Gautun

Direct C-H arylation coupling is potentially a more economical and sustainable process than conventional cross-coupling. However, this method has found limited application in the synthesis of organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells. Although dire...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,625 Views
17 Pages

3 August 2022

Apart from carbon atoms, some cyclic molecules contain other elements and play an extraordinary role in human life. Among these systems, 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives deserve special attention due to their biological properties such as antibacterial,...

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  • Article
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8 Citations
3,534 Views
13 Pages

Copper-Catalyzed C–H Arylation of Fused-Pyrimidinone Derivatives Using Diaryliodonium Salts

  • Alexandra Pacheco-Benichou,
  • Eugénie Ivendengani,
  • Ioannis K. Kostakis,
  • Thierry Besson and
  • Corinne Fruit

29 December 2020

Copper-catalyzed Csp2–Csp2 bond forming reactions through C–H activation are still one of the most useful strategies for the diversification of heterocyclic moieties using various coupling partners. A catalytic protocol for the C–H...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,362 Views
11 Pages

Efficient and Eco-Friendly Perspectives for C-H Arylation of Benzothiazole Utilizing Pd Nanoparticle-Decorated Chitosan

  • Mohamed Mokhtar M. Mostafa,
  • Tamer S. Saleh,
  • Salem M. Bawaked,
  • Khadijah S. Alghamdi and
  • Katabathini Narasimharao

5 September 2022

In this contribution, an eco-friendly, sustainable, and efficient palladium nanoparticle-decorated chitosan (Pd@Chitosan) catalyst was synthesized by a simple impregnation method. The synthesized material was utilized as a heterogeneous catalyst for...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,604 Views
17 Pages

Copper-catalyzed S-arylation of Furanose-Fused Oxazolidine-2-thiones

  • Vilija Kederienė,
  • Jolanta Rousseau,
  • Marie Schuler,
  • Algirdas Šačkus and
  • Arnaud Tatibouët

30 August 2022

The 1,3-oxazolidine-2-thiones (OZTs) are important chiral molecules, especially in asymmetric synthesis. These compounds serve as important active units in biologically active compounds. Herein, carbohydrate anchored OZTs were explored to develop a c...

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  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,322 Views
24 Pages

Recent Achievements in the Copper-Catalyzed Arylation of Adamantane-Containing Amines, Di- and Polyamines

  • Alexei D. Averin,
  • Svetlana P. Panchenko,
  • Arina V. Murashkina,
  • Varvara I. Fomenko,
  • Daria S. Kuliukhina,
  • Anna S. Malysheva,
  • Alexei A. Yakushev,
  • Anton S. Abel and
  • Irina P. Beletskaya

Rapid development of the copper-catalyzed amination of aryl halides in the beginning of the 21st century, known as the Renaissance of the Ullmann chemistry, laid foundations for the use of this method as a powerful tool for the construction of the C(...

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  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
10,301 Views
34 Pages

28 April 2020

Owing to the pioneering works performed on the metal-catalyzed sp2 C–H arylation of indole and pyrrole by Sanford and Gaunt, N– and C-arylation involving diaryliodonium salts offers an attractive complementary strategy for the late-stage...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,139 Views
16 Pages

Ligandless Palladium-Catalyzed Direct C-5 Arylation of Azoles Promoted by Benzoic Acid in Anisole

  • Elisabetta Rosadoni,
  • Federico Banchini,
  • Sara Bellini,
  • Marco Lessi,
  • Luca Pasquinelli and
  • Fabio Bellina

2 December 2022

The palladium-catalyzed direct arylation of azoles with (hetero)aryl halides is nowadays one of the most versatile and efficient procedures for the selective synthesis of heterobiaryls. Although this procedure is, due to its characteristics, also of...

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  • Open Access
24 Citations
5,408 Views
14 Pages

Ruthenium(η61-arene-CH2-NHC) Catalysts for Direct Arylation of 2-Phenylpyridine with (Hetero)Aryl Chlorides in Water

  • Nazan Kaloğlu,
  • İsmail Özdemir,
  • Nevin Gürbüz,
  • Hakan Arslan and
  • Pierre H. Dixneuf

A series of new benzimidazolium halides were synthesized in good yields as unsymmetrical N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) precursors containing the N–CH2–arene group. The benzimidazolium halides were readily converted into ruthenium(II)–NHC complexes wit...

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36 Citations
11,976 Views
7 Pages

2 March 2010

(S)-N-methylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylate, a derivative of natural L-proline, was found to be an efficient ligand for the copper-catalyzed Goldberg-type N-arylation of amides with aryl halides under mild conditions. A variety of N-arylamides were synthes...

  • Review
  • Open Access
24 Citations
5,650 Views
15 Pages

Transition-metal-free direct arylation of C-H or N-H bonds is one of the key emerging methodologies that is currently attracting tremendous attention. Diaryliodonium salts serve as a stepping stone on the way to alternative environmentally friendly a...

  • Communication
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1 Citations
2,217 Views
10 Pages

The palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction used for carbon–carbon bond formation is one of the most commonly applied reactions in modern organic synthesis. In this work, a concise strategy was developed for constructing the tetrahydroisoqu...

  • Communication
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3 Citations
2,404 Views
9 Pages

29 October 2024

We report a green and efficient visible-light-driven method for the arylation and alkylation of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones and quinolines. This catalyst-free process utilizes air as the oxidant, offering mild reaction conditions, environmental sustainabil...

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8 Citations
3,226 Views
10 Pages

10 June 2022

A novel and simple HCl-mediated, photocatalytic method for quinoxaline(on)es C3-H arylation with arylhydrazine under transition metal catalyst- and oxidant-free conditions is presented. Various quinoxaline(on)es underwent this transformation smoothly...

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  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,682 Views
13 Pages

Iron Oxide-Cobalt Nanocatalyst for O-tert-Boc Protection and O-Arylation of Phenols

  • Vilas B. Gade,
  • Anandarup Goswami,
  • Rajender S. Varma,
  • Sharad N. Shelke and
  • Manoj B. Gawande

17 April 2018

Efficient and general protocols for the O-tert-boc protection and O-arylation of phenols were developed in this paper using a recyclable magnetic Fe3O4-Co3O4 nanocatalyst (Nano-Fe-Co), which is easily accessible via simple wet impregnation techniques...

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9 Citations
7,665 Views
6 Pages

28 February 2003

3-Aryl-2-chloropropylisothiocyanates (1) are formed by interaction of arenediazonium chlorides with allyl isothiocyanate. Adducts 1 react with monoacylhydrazines to form 1-acyl-4-(3-aryl-2-chloropropyl)thiosemicarbazides (2a–d). Thiosemicarbazides 2a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,236 Views
20 Pages

N-Arylation of 3-Formylquinolin-2(1H)-ones Using Copper(II)-Catalyzed Chan–Lam Coupling

  • Jhesua Valencia,
  • Oriel A. Sánchez-Velasco,
  • Jorge Saavedra-Olavarría,
  • Patricio Hermosilla-Ibáñez,
  • Edwin G. Pérez and
  • Daniel Insuasty

30 November 2022

3-formyl-2-quinolones have attracted the scientific community’s attention because they are used as versatile building blocks in the synthesis of more complex compounds showing different and attractive biological activities. Using copper-catalyz...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,485 Views
14 Pages

NOBIN and BINAM derivatives harboring biaryl frameworks are recognized as a class of important atropisomers with versatile applications. Here, we present an efficient synthetic route to access such compounds through copper-catalyzed domino arylation...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,454 Views
11 Pages

An Electron-Transporting Thiazole-Based Polymer Synthesized Through Direct (Hetero)Arylation Polymerization

  • Patricia Chávez,
  • Ibrahim Bulut,
  • Sadiara Fall,
  • Olzhas A. Ibraikulov,
  • Christos L. Chochos,
  • Jérémy Bartringer,
  • Thomas Heiser,
  • Patrick Lévêque and
  • Nicolas Leclerc

In this work, a new n-type polymer based on a thiazole-diketopyrrolopyrrole unit has been synthesized through direct (hetero)arylation polycondensation. The molar mass has been optimized by systematic variation of the the monomer concentration. Optic...

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15 Citations
3,854 Views
17 Pages

30 January 2023

Visible-light-active, organic, heterogeneous photocatalysts offer an ecologically friendly and sustainable alternative to traditional metal-based catalysts. In this work, we report the microwave synthesis of nanocarbon dots (CDs), loaded with graphit...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,910 Views
13 Pages

Explorative Sonophotocatalytic Study of C-H Arylation Reaction of Pyrazoles Utilizing a Novel Sonophotoreactor for Green and Sustainable Organic Synthesis

  • Tamer S. Saleh,
  • Abdullah S. Al-Bogami,
  • Katabathini Narasimharao,
  • Ziya A. Khan,
  • Iban Amenabar and
  • Mohamed Mokhtar

6 August 2022

The development of a mild, general, and green method for the C-H arylation of pyrazoles with relatively unreactive aryl halides is an ongoing challenge in organic synthesis. We describe herein a novel sonophotoreactor based on an ultrasonic cleaning...

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4 Citations
2,723 Views
13 Pages

30 June 2023

Pyranoquinolinones synthesized from citral were used for Cu-catalyzed N-arylation with a wide range of arylboric acids. The reaction proceeded well with a broad substrate scope, providing a direct way to access highly functional pyranoquinolinone cor...

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2 Citations
4,844 Views
12 Pages

Q-Tube®-Assisted Alkylation and Arylation of Xanthines and Other N-H-Containing Heterocycles in Water

  • Cecilia Scimmi,
  • Margherita Cardinali,
  • Laura Abenante,
  • Marina Amatista,
  • Francesca Giulia Nacca,
  • Eder J. Lenardao,
  • Luca Sancineto and
  • Claudio Santi

1 October 2021

In this paper, a simple and clean process for the alkylation and arylation of nitrogen-containing heterocycles is reported. The reactions were conducted using the Q-tube® as a non-conventional technology, in water as a green solvent, at overboiling t...

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10 Citations
6,249 Views
7 Pages

A series of C2-symmetric chiral benzimidazolium salts, the precursor of N-heterocyclic carbene ligands, were designed and synthesized from 1,2-dibromobenzene. In situ prepared corresponding carbenes were tested in the asymmetric palladium-catalyzed i...

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8 Citations
3,863 Views
11 Pages

28 December 2020

Pd-catalyzed regioselective C–H arylation is a useful tool for the chemical modification of aromatic heterocycles and 2-arylbenzofuran derivatives are of interest as biologically active substances. Herein, the reaction of triarylantimony difluo...

  • Review
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33 Citations
8,103 Views
15 Pages

26 December 2016

π-conjugated macromolecules for organic polymeric solar cells can be rationally engineered at the molecular level in order to tune the optical, electrochemical and solid-state morphology characteristics, and thus to address requirements for the effic...

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10 Citations
2,754 Views
17 Pages

Palladium-Catalyzed Esterification of Aryl Fluorosulfates with Aryl Formates

  • Xue Chen,
  • Yuan Liang,
  • Wen-Wen Wang,
  • Chengping Miao,
  • Xue-Qiang Chu,
  • Weidong Rao,
  • Hao Xu,
  • Xiaocong Zhou and
  • Zhi-Liang Shen

26 April 2024

An efficient palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of aryl fluorosulfates with aryl formates for the facile synthesis of esters was developed. The cross-coupling reactions proceeded effectively in the presence of a palladium catalyst, phosphine ligand, a...

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4 Citations
2,397 Views
17 Pages

22 November 2022

A rapid, efficient, and original synthesis of novel pyrido[3,2,1-de]phenanthridin-6-ones is reported. First, the key cinnamamide intermediates 8af were easily prepared from commercial substituted anilines, cinnamic acid, and 2-bromobenzylbromi...

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42 Citations
10,354 Views
17 Pages

Visible-Light Photocatalytic Reduction of Aryl Halides as a Source of Aryl Radicals

  • Jihong Lan,
  • Rongxiang Chen,
  • Fangfang Duo,
  • Menghui Hu and
  • Xiaoyan Lu

23 August 2022

Aryl- and heteroaryl units are present in a wide variety of natural products, pharmaceuticals, and functional materials. The method for reduction of aryl halides with ubiquitous distribution is highly sought after for late-stage construction of vario...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,554 Views
19 Pages

Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of 2-Aryl-6,8-bis(arylethenyl)-4-methoxyquinolines

  • Tebogo Ankie Khoza,
  • Marole Maria Maluleka,
  • Neliswa Mama and
  • Malose Jack Mphahlele

30 November 2012

Iodine-methanol mediated oxidative-aromatization of 2-aryl-6,8-dibromo-2,3-dihydroquinolin-4(1H)-ones afforded the corresponding 2-aryl-6,8-dibromo-4-methoxy-quinolines in high yield and purity. The isomeric 1-(2-amino-3,5-dibromophenyl)-3-aryl-2-pro...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,044 Views
17 Pages

17 November 2021

The interest in the NLO response of organic compounds is growing rapidly, due to the ease of synthesis, availability, and low loss. Here, in this study, Cu(II)-catalyzed selective N-arylation of 2-aminobenzimidazoles derivatives were achieved in the...

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22 Citations
6,923 Views
10 Pages

This paper reports the synthesis of D-A polymers containing 1,2-dithienylethene (DTE) units via palladium-catalyzed direct arylation polymerization (DArP). The reaction of dibromoisoindigo (1-Br) and DTE (2-H), in the presence of Pd2(dba)3·CHC...

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5 Citations
3,799 Views
15 Pages

Palladium-catalyzed direct (het)arylation reactions of strongly electron-withdrawing tricyclic benzo[1,2-d:4,5-d′]bis([1,2,3]thiadiazole) and its 4,8-dibromo derivative were studied; the conditions for the selective formation of mono- and bis-a...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,795 Views
10 Pages

12 January 2019

NiCpL(NHC)](+) complexes (Cp = Cp (η5-C5H5), Cp* (η5-C5Me5); NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene; L = Cl or NCMe) have been tested as pre-catalysts for the direct arylation of benzothiazole in the presence of an alkoxide. Only...

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252 Views
11 Pages

5 March 2026

Under aqueous conditions, transition-metal catalysis offers an attractive platform for greener C–N bond formation by reducing reliance on hazardous organic solvents. Herein, we report a microwave-assisted palladium-catalyzed selective N-arylati...

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16 Citations
11,197 Views
7 Pages

Synthesis of Dimethyl Aryl Acylsulfonium Bromides from Aryl Methyl Ketones in a DMSO-HBr System

  • Zhiling Cao,
  • Dahua Shi,
  • Yingying Qu,
  • Chuanzhou Tao,
  • Weiwei Liu and
  • Guowei Yao

16 December 2013

A new, simplified method for the synthesis of dimethyl aryl acylsulfonium salts has been developed. A series of dimethyl aryl acylsulfonium bromides were prepared by the reaction of aryl methyl ketones with hydrobromic acid and dimethylsulfoxide (DMS...

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15 Citations
3,929 Views
14 Pages

Sustainable Access to π-Conjugated Molecular Materials via Direct (Hetero)Arylation Reactions in Water and under Air

  • Adiel Mauro Calascibetta,
  • Sara Mattiello,
  • Alessandro Sanzone,
  • Irene Facchinetti,
  • Mauro Sassi and
  • Luca Beverina

14 August 2020

Direct (hetero)arylation (DHA) is playing a key role in improving the efficiency and atom economy of C–C cross coupling reactions, so has impacts in pharmaceutical and materials chemistry. Current research focuses on further improving the gener...

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