An efficient and copper-free palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction
protocol is presented. In the presence of 3 mol% of Pd(OAc)2 and 6 mol% of DABCO, cross-coupling of various aryl halides (iodides and bromides)
with terminal alkynes afforded the corresponding alkynes in moderate to excellent
yields. Moreover, high TONs (turnover numbers, up to 720 000 for the reaction of 1-iodo-4-nitrobenzene
with phenylacetylene) for the Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction were observed.
Pd(OAc)2/DABCO - Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction - aryl halide - terminal alkyne - turnover
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