Arenediazonium salts immobilized in imidazolium ionic liquids as electrophilic partners in the Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed Matsuda-Heck arylation

The utility of arenediazonium salts immobilized in imidazolium-ILs [BMIMPF6 and BMIMBF4] for facile, high yielding, synthesis of olefins via the Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed Matsuda-Heck arylation reaction has been demonstrated. The reaction can also be performed as a two-step process in the IL starting from ArNH2, by sequential in-situ diazotization-arylation. Simple product isolation and the recycling/re-use of the IL are additional advantages of this one-pot method.