Table 1.

Pd-Catalyzed Coupling of Aryl Nonaflates and Triflates with Secondary Amides.^a

entry	ArX	amide	product	yieldb
1	R = t-Bu		1 R = t-Bu	79%
2	R = Me		2 R = Me	85%
3	R = CO2Me		3 R = CO2Me	87%
4				79%
5				85%
6c				82%
7				76%
8				77%
9				72%
10				70%
11d				78%

^aReaction conditions: ArONf/ArOTf (1 equiv), amide (2.5 equiv), [(allyl)PdCl]₂ (1 mol%), JackiePhos (5 mol%), K₂CO₃ (2.0 equiv), 3 Å mol sieves (200 mg/mmol), toluene (0.25 M), 110 °C, 17 h.

^bYields reported are an average of at least two runs determined to be >95% pure by elemental analysis or ¹H NMR.

^cPd(OAc)₂ (3 mol%), JackiePhos (7 mol%), H₂O activation

^dK₃PO₄ was used instead of K₂CO₃.