Chemistry Letters · 2011 · 48 citations · 30 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisCatalyst DesignCatalyst PreparationCatalyst SynthesisCatalytic MaterialsCatalytic MechanismsCross-coupling ReactionsAsymmetric Cross-couplingC - C Coupling ReactionsCopper-catalyzed CouplingCross CouplingCross-coupling CatalysisPalladium-catalyzed Cross-couplingSonogashira CouplingTransition-metal-catalyzed Cross-coupling
An efficient and inexpensive catalytic system using a readily available CuCl/PPh3 combination for the catalytic cross-coupling reactions of alkynylsilanes with a variety of aryl iodides affords unsymmetrical diarylethynes in good to excellent yields.
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