An Efficient Diamine·Copper Complex-Catalyzed Coupling of Arylboronic Acids with Imidazoles

Abstract
A novel diamine·copper complex-catalyzed intermolecular coupling of arylboronic acids (1) with imidazoles (3) is described. In the presence of a catalytic amount of [Cu(OH)·TMEDA]2Cl2 (2), arylboronic acids (1) react smoothly with imidazoles (3) in dichloromethane at room temperature to give a variety of N-arylimidazoles (4) in good to excellent yields.

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