Palladium-catalyzed reactions of aryl bromides with various olefins involving Pd (II)/diazabutadiene (DAB-R) systems have been investigated. The scope of a coupling process using Pd (II) sources and an α-diimine as ligand in the presence of Cs2CO3 as base was tested using various substrates. The Pd (OAc) 2/DAB-Cy (1, DAB-Cy= 1, 4- dicyclohexyl-diazabutadiene) system presents the highest activity with respect to electron- ...