Table 5.

Suzuki–Miyaura cross-couplings of ArX and PhB(OH)₂ catalyzed by CNS-Pd ^a.

Entry	ArX	R	R′	R″	R‴	X	Conversion (%)
1	1a	-H	-OCH3	-H	-H	-Br	99
2	1b	-H	-H	-OCH3	-H	-Br	98
3	1c	-H	-H	-H	-OCH3	-Br	54
4 c	1c	-H	-H	-H	-OCH3	-Br	38
5 b	1d	-H	-CH3	-H	-H	-Br	72
6 b	1e	-H	-CHO	-H	-H	-Br	13
7 b,c	1e	-H	-CHO	-H	-H	-Br	80
8	1f	-H	-H	-H	-H	-Br	93
9	1g	-H	-NH2	-H	-H	-Br	76
10	1h	-CN	-H	-H	-H	-Br	99
11	1i	-H	-H	-H	-H	-Cl	55

^a Reaction conditions: 0.268 mmol of 1a (1 eq), TBAB (0.15 eq), 0.563 mmol (2 eq) of KOH, and 2% w/w of catalyst in 2.5 mL of water under MW irradiation (T = 100 °C, 30 min). ^b A 0.6 eq value of TBAB. ^c A 10% w/w value of catalyst.