A preparatively convenient ligand-free catalytic PEG 2000 Suzuki-Miyaura coupling.

ABSTRACT

A ligand-free Suzuki-Miyaura reaction for the cross-coupling of aryl and heteroaryl bromides with aryl and heteroarylboronic acids has been developed utilizing catalytic polyethylene glycol 2000 (PEG 2000). This preparatively convenient system afforded the corresponding cross-coupled products in good to excellent isolated yields after a simple aqueous workup. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis of the Pd-PEG 2000 catalyst system revealed in situ-generated palladium nanoparticles after only 1 min of reaction.