Catalyst Components for Coupling Reactions

While a number of books describe the importance and application of different aspects of coupling reactions, this Handbook compiles all major catalyst components in use in the area, and is intended to guide the experimentalist and facilitate choice among the numerous reagents available for any one purpose. The Handbook details pre-catalysts, catalysts, and ligands prominently employed in coupling reactions, broadly defined. Catalyst systems used in Heck, Kumada-Tamao-Corriu, Suzuki-Miyaura, Hiyama-Hatanaka, Negishi, Migita-Kosugi-Stille, Buchwald-Hartwig, and Tsuji-Trost coupling reactions are also included. The Handbook features artices taken from the EROS database, with the inclusion of about 20 newly commissioned catalysts/pre-catalysts/ligands that have made an impact in this area of synthetic organic chemistry.

Gary A. Molander is a Professor with the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania in Philiadelphia, Pennsylvania.