Table 8.
Effect of NaCl concentration on a Heck reaction of an aryl bromide
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|---|---|---|
| Entry | NaCl concentration (M) | Yield (%)a |
| 1 | 0 | 29 |
| 2 | 1 | 57 |
| 3 | 2 | 76 |
| 4 | 3 | 90 |
Isolated yield of chromatographically pure materials. Reaction conditions: bromobenzene (0.5 mmol, 1 equiv), t-butyl acrylate (1.00 mmol, 2 equiv), triethylamine (3 equiv), catalyst, Pd(t-Bu3P)2 (2 mol %), NaCl, and 5 wt % of surfactant/H2O.