Department of Chemistry, Davidson College, Box 7120, Davidson, NC 28035‐7120
Abstract:
2,2′‐Bipyridyl‐type compounds may be prepared by Suzuki‐Miyaura coupling of a 2‐pyridylboronic ester with 2‐haloazines and ‐azoles. Ten examples are presented with yields of 47 to 84%. Both arylbromides and arylchlorides undergo the coupling, but the reaction is sensitive to ring substitution adjacent to the halogen.