. 2022 Jun 16;2(6):1318–1323. doi: 10.1021/jacsau.2c00193

Table 1. Screening of Reaction Conditions^a.

entry	catalyst	additive	base	yield of 2a (%)^b
1	Te-cat4	add1	K₂HPO₄	73
2		add1	K₂HPO₄	nd
3	Te-cat4		K₂HPO₄	52
4	Te-cat5	add1	K₂HPO₄	84
5	Te-cat6	add1	K₂HPO₄	63
6	Te-cat5	add2	K₂HPO₄	51
7	Te-cat5	add3	K₂HPO₄	75
8	Te-cat5	add4	K₂HPO₄	71
9	Te-cat5	add1	NaHCO₃	81
10	Te-cat5	add1	K₃PO₄	15
11	Te-cat5	add1		92
12^c	Te-cat5	add1		91
13	Te-cat5	add2		60
14	Te-cat5	add3		81
15	Te-cat5	add4		60
16	Te-cat5	add5		nd
17	Te-cat5	add6		nd
18	Te-cat5		PhCO₂Na	36
19	Te-cat5			32
20^d	Te-cat5	add7		nd
21^d	Te-cat5	add8		nd
22^e	Te-cat5	add1		81

Reaction conditions unless specified otherwise: 1a (0.5 mmol), catalyst (10 mol %), additive (1 equiv), and base (1 equiv) in o-dichlorobenzene (ODCB, 1.5 mL). nd = product not detected.

Isolated yields.

Reaction performed in the dark.

Some decomposition noted.

With 1 mol % catalyst and 10 mol % additive after 8 h.

Table 1. Screening of Reaction Conditionsa.

Table 1. Screening of Reaction Conditions^a.