Cross-coupling between 3-Pyridylmagnesium Chlorides and Heteroaromatic Halides

Phenyl- and thienylpyridines were prepared by Pd(0)-catalyzed cross-coupling of 3-pyridylmagnesium chlorides with iodobenzene or iodothiophene at room temperature. Starting from bromo and chloro azines and diazines, the Ni(0)-catalyzed reaction proved more suitable to allow the synthesis of pyridylpyridines, pyridylquinolines and pyridyldiazines.