Palladium-catalyzed copper(I)-mediated cross-coupling of arylboronic acids and 2(1H)-pyrazinones facilitated by microwave irradiation with simultaneous cooling
Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001, Heverlee/Leuven, Belgium.
Abstract:
The application of a palladium-catalyzed Cu(I)-mediated Liebeskind-Srogl protocol for the decoration of the 2(1H)-pyrazinone scaffold resulted in significantly improved yields and rates when performed under microwave irradiation with simultaneous cooling.