Long-chain alkyl and alkenyl bromides are obtained in quantitative yields by the reaction of methane-sulfonates with anhydrous magnesium bromide in absolute ether; cis-trans isomerization of double bonds does not occur.

A general method is presented for the synthesis of alkylated arenes by the chemoselective combination of two electrophilic carbons. Under the optimized conditions, a variety of aryl and vinyl bromides are reductively coupled with alkyl bromides in high yields. Under similar conditions, activated aryl chlorides can also be coupled with bromoalkanes. The protocols are highly functional-group tole...

In the presence of a ruthenium catalyst, alkenyl triflates were found to be transformed to the corresponding bromides, chlorides and iodides simply by treatment with a lithium halide (1.2 equiv.).

A novel heterogeneous catalysis system using metal-organic frameworks as catalyst demonstrated excellent chemo- and regioselectivity for the direct arylation of unactivated arenes with aryl iodides/bromides without the assistance of any transition metals.

The palladium-catalyzed reaction of (hetero)aryl bromides, chlorides, and nonaflates with α-allyl-β-ketoesters provides ready efficient access to functionalized 2,3-dihydrofurans. The reaction tolerates several useful substituents including chloro, fluoro, ether, ketone, ester, cyano, and nitro groups.

The activation of aryl iodides and bromides by Cu(0)/1,10-phenanthroline in acetonitrile (S) generates Cu(I)(phenanthroline)S(2)(+) which can be a catalyst for cross-coupling reactions.

In palladium-catalysed cross-coupling reactions, the outcome of competition between aryl bromides and aryl triflates depends on the nucleophilic partner; Suzuki couplings with R-B generally follow a different pattern from other R-M species.

A procedure has been developed for the regioselective, high yielding synthesis of 2H-indazoles that involves direct alkylation of indazoles with various allyl and benzyl bromides, and α-bromocarbonyl compounds.