General reaction conditions for the palladium-catalyzed vinylation of aryl chlorides with potassium alkenyltrifluoroborates.

Activated and deactivated aryl and heteroaryl chlorides are efficiently cross-coupled with potassium vinyl- and alkenyltrifluoroborates using 4-hydroxyacetophenone oxime derived palladacycle as precatalyst in 1 to 3 mol % Pd loading, Binap as ligand, and Cs(2)CO(3) as base in DMF at 120 degrees C. The reactions can also be performed using Pd(OAc)(2) as Pd(0) source, although with lower efficiency. Bidentate ligands such as Binap and dppp can be used, the former being the best choice. Only in the case of deactivated aryl chlorides should the reaction temperature be increased to 160 degrees C to achieve good yields. The corresponding cross-coupled compounds, such as styrenes, stilbenes, and alkenylarenes, are obtained in good yields and with high regio- and diastereoselectivity.