Patent ID: 6878850
Filing Date: 2005-04-12
Classification: B01J,C07B

Abstract:
1. A process to prepare cross-coupling compounds of the formula R—Q comprising contacting a catalytic amount of a coordination compound having formula (I) with an aryl halide and an arylboronic acid or an arylamine; wherein M is a transition metal; X and wherein R wherein R is optionally an aryl ring; Q is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl, substitute hydrocarbyl, heterocyclic, organometallic, H, CN, SQ1, OQ2, PQ3Q4, NQ5Q6, SiQ7Q8Q9, and BQ10Q11 where Q1, Q2 , Q3, Q4 , Q5 , Q6 , Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10, and Q11 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl substituted hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylamino, alkoxy, aryloxy, and heterocyclic.