SYNLETT, no.12, pp.1781-1784, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
Novel functionalized 1,3-dialkylimidazolinium (LH) salts as precursors for N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have been prepared and successfully applied in the palladium-catalyzed synthesis of diaryl ethers and arylation of benzaldehydes. An efficient catalyst system was prepared in situ from Pd(OAc)(2), 1,3-dialkylimidazolinium bromides (LHBr), and NaH.