Palladium-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-couplings of sulfonyl chlorides and boronic acids

Arene-, arylmethane, and alk-2-ene-1-sulfonyl chlorides undergo Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling with arene-, heteroarene-, and alkeneboronic acids in THF at reflux. The reactivity order is Arl > ArSO2Cl > ArBr much greater than ArCl.