Table 1.

Cross-Coupling of β-Trifluoroboratoamides with Aryl Halides^a

entry	electrophile	X	product	% isolated yield
1		Cl		90
		Br		63
2		Cl		72
		Br		74b
3		Cl		o = 88
				p = 91
5		Cl		81
6		Cl		76
		Br		72b
7		Cl		66b
		Br		47b
8		Cl		72
9		Br		92
10		Cl		83
11		Cl		80b
12		Cl		92b
13		Cl		71b

^aGeneral Conditions: Pd(OAc)₂ (10 mol %), XPhos^9a (20 mol %), RBF₃K (1 equiv), K₂CO₃ (3 equiv) and 6.7:1 CPME/H₂O (0.25 M).

^bReactions perform better with SPhos^9b (20 mol %) and Cs₂CO₃ (3 equiv).