Volume 24, Issue 7 pp. 939-942
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Homocoupling of Aryl Bromides Catalyzed by Nickel Chloride in Pyridine

Xiao-Chun Tao

Xiao-Chun Tao

Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China

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Wei Zhou

Wei Zhou

Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China

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Yue-Ping Zhang

Yue-Ping Zhang

Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China

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Chun-Ya Dai

Chun-Ya Dai

Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China

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Dong Shen

Dong Shen

Project supported by the Ministry of Education of China.

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Mei Huang

Mei Huang

Laboratory of Chemical Physics, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China

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First published: 04 July 2006
Citations: 13

Project supported by the Ministry of Education of China.

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Abstract

Pyridine was used as a solvent for homocoupling of aryl bromides catalyzed by nickel chloride/triarylphosphine in the presence of zinc and recycled easily. Triphenylphosphine was the best ligand for nickel in this coupling reaction.

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