APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, cilt.20, sa.4, ss.254-259, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)
Six new, sterically demanding bis(benzimidazolium) salts (2a-f) as NHC precursors have been synthesized and characterized. These salts, in combination with palladium acetate, provide active catalysts for the cross-coupling of aryl chlorides and bromides under mild conditions in aqueous media. Copyright (c) 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.