文摘
A reusable copper-based catalyst system was employed for the direct arylation of electron-rich heteroarenes. Under mild and operationally simple reaction conditions good yields and selectivities were obtained using diaryliodonium salts as coupling partners. A combination of experimental methods including kinetic studies, filtration tests, and a series of analytical tools (TXRF, ICP-MS, SEM, XPS, TEM, EFTEM) provide evidence for catalytically active soluble nanoparticles formed from an amorphous heterogeneous precursor. Mechanistic studies hint at a redox-neutral process which promotes counterion dissociation from the diaryliodonium salt by a copper(II) oxide species.