Direct Formation of (Haloaryl)copper Nucleophiles from Haloiodobenzenes and Active Copper

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00113a013

(o-Halophenyl)-, (m-halophenyl)-, and (p-halophenyl)copper reagents have been formed in moderate to high yields at room temperature from active copper and the corresponding haloiodobenzenes.These reagents have been cross-coupled with a variety of alkyl and acyl halides to produce the respective haloarenes and haloaryl ketones.Remarkably, (o-fluorophenyl)- and (o-chlorophenyl)copper are produced in good yields by this procedure without undergoing elimination to form benzyne making this approach a convenient method for generating o-halophenyl nucleophiles.