Iron catalyzed oxidative assembly of N-heteroaryl and aryl metal reagents using oxygen as an oxidant.

An equivalent amount of N-heteroaryl and aryl Grignard or lithium reagents, after mediation by an equivalent of titanate, was facilely coupled to furnish N-heteroaryl-aryl compounds under the catalysis of FeCl3/TMEDA at ambient temperature using oxygen as an oxidant. Most of the common N-heteroaryls were all good candidates, and thus provided a general, green and pratical protocol for the flexible construction of various N-heteroaryl-aryl structures.