842123-71-1Relevant articles and documents
Oxygen Activated, Palladium Nanoparticle Catalyzed, Ultrafast Cross-Coupling of Organolithium Reagents
Heijnen, Dorus,Tosi, Filippo,Vila, Carlos,Stuart, Marc C. A.,Elsinga, Philip H.,Szymanski, Wiktor,Feringa, Ben L.
, p. 3354 - 3359 (2017)
The discovery of an ultrafast cross-coupling of alkyl- and aryllithium reagents with a range of aryl bromides is presented. The essential role of molecular oxygen to form the active palladium catalyst was established; palladium nanoparticles that are highly active in cross-coupling reactions with reaction times ranging from 5 s to 5 min are thus generated in situ. High selectivities were observed for a range of heterocycles and functional groups as well as for an expanded scope of organolithium reagents. The applicability of this method was showcased by the synthesis of the [11C]-labeled PET tracer celecoxib.
