A Convenient and General Method for Pd-Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Couplings of Aryl Chlorides and Arylboronic Acids

From only commercially available reagents a wide array of Suzuki cross-couplings of aryl chlorides with arylboronic acids can be effected in excellent yield [Eq. (a)]. This development provides a general solution to a long-standing limitation of this extremely powerful process-the poor reactivity of inexpensive and readily accessible aryl chlorides. dba=dibenzylideneacetone.