Synlett 2000; 2000(10): 1491-1493
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-7647
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NiCl2/CrCl2/Mn-Mediated Homocoupling of Aryl Halides Accomplished in the Presence of Bipyridyl-Type Ligand

Chinpiao Chen*
  • *Department of Medical Technology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, 970, Taiwan, Republic of China; Fax 886 3 857 49 65; E-mail: chinpiao@mail.tcu.edu.tw
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Publication Date:
31 December 2000 (online)

Aryl halides are readily homocoupled in a catalytic amount of NiCl2/CrCl2 and bipyridyl-type ligand 1 in the presence of a reducing metal Mn at room temperature subsequently yielding the corresponding biaryls.

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