Aryl halides and triflates are coupled with primary amides to give the corresponding arylamines in the presence of a palladium catalyst, a suitable ligand, and a base. The catalyst system performs well for a large number of different substrates at 100–150° C without solvent, and with low catalyst levels (0.12 mol% Pd). Nicotinamide might be useful as a nitrogen source in the Pd-catalyzed amination reaction.