Air-stable imidazole-imine palladium complexes for Suzuki–Miyaura coupling: Toward an efficient, green synthesis of biaryl compounds

•New air- and moisture-stable imidazole-imine Pd complexes were prepared.•Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling under atmospheric condition was developed.•A wide range of aryl bromides gave cross-coupling products with good to excellent yields.

New imidazole-imine ligands have been developed for the air and moisture stable Pd-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction. Under optimized reaction conditions, coupling products from a wide range of aryl halides and aryl boronic acids were obtained in excellent yields.

Graphical abstractNew imidazole-imine ligands have been developed for the air and moisture stable Pd-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction. Under optimized reaction conditions, coupling products from a wide range of aryl halides and aryl boronic acids were obtained in excellent yields.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide