Dichloroimidazolidinedione‐activated one‐pot Suzuki–Miyaura cross‐coupling of phenols

Abstract

Abstract The first general method for the Suzuki‐type cross‐coupling of phenols with aryl boronic acids using dichloroimidazolidinedione (DCID) as a new reagent is presented. In the presence of DCID and Pd/metal–organic framework (MOF), coupling of aryl boronic acids with a wide range of phenols, was carried out smoothly in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at reflux conditions to afford the cross‐coupling products in good to excellent yields. The structures of all compounds were corroborated by 1 H‐ and 13 C‐NMR. A plausible mechanism for this type of reaction is proposed.