Iron-Catalyzed Coupling of Aryl Sulfannates and Aryl/Vinyl Tosylates with Aryl Grignards

The iron-catalyzed coupling of aryl sulfamates and tosylates with aryl Grignard reagents is reported for the first time. The methodology employs air-stable, low-cost FeF3 center dot 3H(2)O and the N-heterocyclic carbene ligand IPr center dot HCl as the preligand to form a long-lived catalyst upon treatment with aryl Grignards. The reaction provides a range of cross-coupled products in good-to-excellent yields. In contrast to previous reports with aryl chlorides, these reactions proceed with low levels of Grignard homocoupling regardless of the iron source.