Table 3.

Arylation of aryl chlorides with aryl amines^a

entry	aryl chloride	amine	product	Yield (%)b
1	1	4	5	83
2	1	2	3	92 c
3	1	6	7	73
4	1	8	9	86
5	1	10	11	85
6	1	12	13	65
7	1	14	15	80
8	1	16	17	85
9	1	18	19	99
10	1	20	21	96
11	1	22	23	73
12	1	24	25	84
13	1	26	27	87
14	1	28	29	99
15	1	30	31	98d
16	32	24	33	99
17	34	24	35	86
18	36	24	37	85

^aReaction conditions: 2-Chlorobenzoic acid (1.38 g, 8.83 mmol), 1.05 equiv. of amine, 1.0 equiv. of K₂CO₃, 9 mol% of Cu, 4 mol% of Cu₂O, 3 mL of 2-ethoxyethanol and 130°C for 24 hours.

^bIsolated yields.

^cNa₂CO₃ was used as base.

^d2.0 equiv. of base were used