Catalytic activity of 1‐methylimidazole‐based phosphine ligands in the palladium‐catalyzed Suzuki coupling reaction

The catalytic activities of three N ‐methylimidazole‐based phosphine ligands in the Suzuki coupling reaction were tested using PdCl 2 as the catalyst. The results showed all three phosphine ligands exhibited excellent activity towards the Suzuki reaction, and the catalytic activity decreased with increasing number of imidazole groups. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.