Substrate scope for the reaction^a.

	n = 1, 1, 93%b (91%)c
	n = 2, 2, 88%b (85%)c
	n = 3, 3, 89%b (87%)c
	n = 4, 4, 85%b (84%)c
	n = 5, 5, 90%b (91%)c
	n = 6, 6, 92%b (90%)c
	n = 1, 7, 96%b (93%)c
	n = 3, 8, 92%b (87%)c
	n = 4, 9, 95%b (91%)c
	n = 5, 10, 90%b (86%)c
	n = 6, 11, 92%b (87%)c
	n = 1, 12, 96%b (93%)c
	n = 4, 13, 98%b (96%)c
	n = 5, 14, 97%b (94%)c
	n = 6, 15, 96%b (92%)c
	n = 1, 16, 95%b (93%)c
	n = 3, 17, 91%b (87%)c
	n = 4, 18, 88%b (85%)c
	n = 5, 19, 85%b (81%)c
	n = 1, 20, 91%b (88%)c
	n = 2, 21, 93%b (90%)c
	n = 4, 22, 94%b (91%)c
	n = 1, 23, 92%b (87%)c
	n = 2, 24, 89%b (85%)c
	n = 3, 25, 87%b (81%)c
	n = 4, 26, 90%b (84%)c
	n = 1, 27, 87%b (81%)c
	n = 2, 28, 84%b (77%)c
	n = 4, 29, 81%b (74%)c
	n = 6, 30, 78%b (76%)c
	n = 1, 31, 93%b (89%)c
	n = 3, 32, 95%b (90%)c
	n = 5, 33, 96%b (88%)c
	n = 1, 34, 68%b (72%)c
	n = 2, 35, 62%b (74%)c
	n = 4, 36, 60%b (70%)c

^aConditions: potassium carboxylate (10 mmol), dihaloalkane (5 mmol), TBAB (1 mmol), 120 °C for 3 h.

^bAverage isolated yield from two reactions of the dibromoalkanes.

^cAverage isolated yield from two reactions of the dichloroalkanes.

^d105 °C for 3 h.

^e110 °C for 3 h.