First efficient palladium-catalyzed Heck reactions of aryl bromides with alkyl methacrylate

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(96)01442-6

An efficient palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions of aryl bromides with butyl methacrylate has been developed. Depending on the reaction conditions various amounts of butyl 3-aryl-2-methylpropenoate and butyl 3-aryl-2-methyliden-propenoate as well as do