Metal Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions in the Decoration of Pyrimidine, Pyridazine, and Pyrazine

This chapter treats the cross-coupling chemistry of electron-deficient N-heterocycles containing two nitrogen atoms. The chapter is ordered according to heterocycle, coupling method, and the role of the N-heterocycle within the coupling process. The focus lies on new developments in the field, e.g., regarding new catalytic systems, and covers literature from 2008 until late 2013.