Toward an Improved Understanding of the Unusual Reactivity of Pd<sup>0</sup>/Trialkylphosphane Catalysts in Cross‐Couplings of Alkyl Electrophiles: Quantifying the Factors That Determine the Rate of Oxidative Addition

Ivory D. Hills, Matthew R. Netherton, Gregory C. Fu

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2003 · 177 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

What a difference a ligand makes! The reactivity of Pd0/trialkylphosphane complexes is of great interest because of their unusual effectiveness as cross-coupling catalysts for alkyl electrophiles [Eq. (1)]. This study sheds light on various aspects of the critical oxidative-addition step of the catalytic cycle.

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