American Chemical Society, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 19(76), p. 8126-8130, 2011
DOI: 10.1021/jo2015246
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C-O activation of mesylates by a palladium catalyst and subsequent cross-coupling with potassium cyclopropyltrifluoroborate have been achieved with high yield. Both electron-enriched and electron-deficient aryl mesylates are suitable electrophilic partners for the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction. The scope was successfully extended to heteroaryl mesylates with yields up to 94%.