a Organic Research Laboratory, S.C.S. College, Omerga 413 606 (MS), India;b Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad 431 004 (MS), India;c V.G. Vaze College, Mulund(E), Mumbai 400081 (MS), India
Abstract:
The ligand free coupling reaction of phenyl urea with different functionalized aryl halides in the presence of air stable Cu_2O and t-BuOK as a base gives symmetrical and unsymmetrical diarylureas in relatively high yields.This method is milder than the palladium catalyzed arylation and avoids the use of toxic phosphine ligand.