Efficient Iron/Copper Co‐Catalyzed Arylation of Nitrogen Nucleophiles

Abstract

An ideal pair: Various substituted aryl halides react under mild conditions with nitrogen heterocycles in the presence of catalytic amounts of [Fe(acac)3] (acac=acetylacetonate) and copper salts to give the corresponding cross-coupling products in high yields (see scheme). This cheap and environmentally friendly co-catalyst system is the first example of cooperative Fe/Cu catalysis in this type of NC bond formation. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2007/z603173_s.pdf or from the author. 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.