Abstract
Palladium acetate-catalysed Suzuki reaction of halopyridines and arylboronic acids has been investigated in room-temperature ionic liquids in the absence of the phosphine ligand. A significant effect of water on the efficiency of the Suzuki reaction in ionic liquids was observed. The mixture of ionic liquid and water significantly enhanced the rate of the coupling reaction. The separation of the product was easily performed by extraction with diethyl ether and the Pd(OAc)2–[bmim][PF6] (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate) can be reused six times with only a small loss of reactivity.
