Microwave assisted P–C coupling reactions without directly added P-ligands

Our group introduced a green protocol for the Pd(OAc)2- or NiCl2-catalyzed P–C coupling reaction of aryl halides and various > P(O)H-compounds under MW conditions without directly added P-ligands. The reactivity of a few aryl derivatives in the Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed Hirao reaction was also studied. An induction period was observed in the reaction of bromobenzene and diphenylphosphine oxide. Finally, the less known copper(I)-promoted P–C coupling reactions were investigated experimentally. The mechanism was explored by quantum chemical calculations.