Ferrocenylmethylphosphines as ligands for room temperature Ni(0)-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions of aryl arenesulfonates and aryl chlorides

Readily available ferrocenylmethylpliosphine was found as an efficient ligand for room temperature Ni(0)-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-couplings of aryl arenesulfonates. Ferrocenylphosphine and its polymeric form were also found as useful ligands for Ni(0)-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura couplings of deactivated aryl chlorides. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.