[Pd(IPr*OMe)(cin)Cl] (cin = Cinnamyl): A Versatile Catalyst for C-N and C-C Bond Formation

[Pd(IPr*(OMe))(cin)(Cl)] provides high catalytic activity for Buchwald-Hartwig cross-coupling reactions of sterically demanding aryl chlorides with sterically hindered and deactivated aniline derivatives. This catalyst also proved efficient in Suzuki-Miyaura reactions, thus allowing the preparation of tetra-ortho-substituted biaryls. The Kumada-Corriu coupling has also been investigated using this palladium N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalyst.