Journal of organometallic chemistry

Novel hexadentate imidazolium salts in the rhodium-catalyzed addition of arylboronic acids to aldehydes

J Chen, X Zhang, Q Feng, M Luo

Index: Chen, Junhua; Zhang, Xiaoqin; Feng, Qiang; Luo, Meiming Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2006 , vol. 691, # 3 p. 470 - 474

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Abstract

Four novel hexadentate imidazolium salts were synthesized from hexakis (bromomethyl) benzene and 1-substituted imidazole. The arylation of aldehydes with arylboronic acids was effected conveniently and in high yields by a catalyst system generated in situ from these hexadentate imidazolium salts,[Rh (COD) Cl] 2 and a base.