Table 1.
Reaction conditions: 1.5 min preactivation at 110 °C with 4 mol % H2O, 1 mol % Pd(OAc)2, and 3 mol % 2 in 2 mL/mmol of t-BuOH; 1.0 equiv aryl chloride, 1.2 equiv amide, and 1.4 equiv K2CO3.
Yields represent isolated yields (average of 2 runs).
1.5 equiv of amide.