A method of coupling a first aromatic compound to a second aromatic compound, the method comprising: providing the first aromatic compound having a fluorosulfonate substituent; providing the second aromatic compound having a boron-containing substituent; and reacting the first aromatic compound and the second aromatic compound in a reaction mixture, the reaction mixture including a catalyst having at least one group 10 atom, the reaction mixture under conditions effective to couple the first aromatic compound to the second aromatic compound wherein - the first and second aromatic compounds are p-tolyl sulfofluoridate and phenylboronic acid respectively, which are reacted to yield 4-phenyltoluene, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are p-tolyl sulfofluoridate and tolyl boronic acid respectively, which are reacted to yield 4,4'-dimethyl-1,1'-biphenyl, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl-sulfurofluoridate and phenyl boronic acid respectively, which are reacted to yield 4-trifluoromethyl-1,1'-biphenyl, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl-sulfurofluoridate and tolyl boronic acid respectively, which are reacted to yield 4-phenyltoluene, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are pyridin-3-yl sulfurofluoridate and phenyl boronic acid respectively, which are reacted to yield 3-(p-tolyl)pyridine, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are pyridin-3-yl sulfurofluoridate and p-tolyl boronic acid respectively, which are reacted to yield 3-(p-tolyl)pyridine, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are substituted p-tolyl sulfofluoridateand phenylboronic acid respectively, which are reacted to yield substituted 4-phenyltoluene, wherein the substituted fluorosulfonate and the substituted 4-phenyltoluene are selected from the group consisting of the following substituted fluorosulfonate and substituted 4-phenyltoluenes: substituted fluorosulfonate substituted 4-phenyltoluenes, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are substituted p-tolyl sulfofluoridate and phenylboronic acid respectively, which are reacted to yield a substituted biaryl compound, wherein the substituted fluorosulfonate and the substituted biaryl compound are selected from the group consisting of the following substituted fluorosulfonates, and substituted biaryl compounds: substituted fluorosulfonates substituted biaryl compounds wherein R = SO 2 F, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are p-tolyl sulfofluoridate and phenylboronic acid pinacol ester respectively, which are reacted to yield 4-phenyltoluene, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are p-tolyl sulfofluoridate and potassium phenyltrifluoroborate respectively, which are reacted to yield 4-phenyltoluene. providing the first aromatic compound having a fluorosulfonate substituent; providing the second aromatic compound having a boron-containing substituent; and reacting the first aromatic compound and the second aromatic compound in a reaction mixture, the reaction mixture including a catalyst having at least one group 10 atom, the reaction mixture under conditions effective to couple the first aromatic compound to the second aromatic compound - the first and second aromatic compounds are p-tolyl sulfofluoridate and phenylboronic acid respectively, which are reacted to yield 4-phenyltoluene, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are p-tolyl sulfofluoridate and tolyl boronic acid respectively, which are reacted to yield 4,4'-dimethyl-1,1'-biphenyl, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl-sulfurofluoridate and phenyl boronic acid respectively, which are reacted to yield 4-trifluoromethyl-1,1'-biphenyl, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl-sulfurofluoridate and tolyl boronic acid respectively, which are reacted to yield 4-phenyltoluene, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are pyridin-3-yl sulfurofluoridate and phenyl boronic acid respectively, which are reacted to yield 3-(p-tolyl)pyridine, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are pyridin-3-yl sulfurofluoridate and p-tolyl boronic acid respectively, which are reacted to yield 3-(p-tolyl)pyridine, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are substituted p-tolyl sulfofluoridateand phenylboronic acid respectively, which are reacted to yield substituted 4-phenyltoluene, wherein the substituted fluorosulfonate and the substituted 4-phenyltoluene are selected from the group consisting of the following substituted fluorosulfonate and substituted 4-phenyltoluenes: substituted fluorosulfonate substituted 4-phenyltoluenes, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are substituted p-tolyl sulfofluoridate and phenylboronic acid respectively, which are reacted to yield a substituted biaryl compound, wherein the substituted fluorosulfonate and the substituted biaryl compound are selected from the group consisting of the following substituted fluorosulfonates, and substituted biaryl compounds: substituted fluorosulfonates substituted biaryl compounds wherein R = SO 2 F, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are p-tolyl sulfofluoridate and phenylboronic acid pinacol ester respectively, which are reacted to yield 4-phenyltoluene, or - the first and second aromatic compounds are p-tolyl sulfofluoridate and potassium phenyltrifluoroborate respectively, which are reacted to yield 4-phenyltoluene.