Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Cross-Coupling of Carboranyllithium with (Hetero)Aryl Halides

Chemistry. 2016 Dec 5;22(49):17542-17546. doi: 10.1002/chem.201603967. Epub 2016 Oct 26.

Abstract

A palladium-catalyzed direct C-arylation reaction of readily available cage carboranyllithium reagents with aryl halides has been developed for the first time. This method is applicable to a wide range of aryl halide substrates including aryl iodides, aryl bromides, and heteroaromatic halides.

Keywords: C(cage)−C(sp2) formation; carboranyllithium; cross-coupling; direct C-arylation; palladium.