The Catalytic Ability of Various Transition Metals in the Direct Functionalization of Aromatic CH Bonds

Abstract

From noble to normal: Many transition-metal complexes have shown a remarkable ability to catalyze the cross-coupling of aryl halides with arenes (see scheme). The formation of biaryls has thus been achieved using inexpensive, readily available, and sometimes nontoxic transition-metal complexes. Not only “noble” transition metals, but also many of the “normal” transition metals are able to promote the direct transformation of CH bonds. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.