Nickel-catalysed Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reactions of aryl halides with arylboronic acids in ionic liquids.

An efficient strategy for the nickel-catalysed synthesis of biaryls and terphenyls has been developed in environmentally-friendly reaction media. In the presence of β-diketone and PPh 3 ligands, Ni(TFA) 2 acted as an effective catalyst for the Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling of aryl halides and arylboronic acids in an ionic liquid solution. Biaryls and terphenyls were obtained in good yields under this catalytic system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]