Ionic liquid-mediated benzoyl transfer-coupling in the Suzuki and Sonogashira reactions and aryl transfer-coupling by decarbonylative Heck reaction, using N-Benzoyl-saccharin (NBSac) as reagent

Abstract The efficacy of N-benzoyl-saccharin (NBSac) as reagent for selective benzoyl transfer-coupling in the Suzuki reaction in BMIM-IL/[PAIM][NTf2] as solvent/base, and in the Sonogashira reaction employing guanidinium-IL (GIL) as solvent, are demonstrated. Decarbonylative aryl transfer-coupling occurs in the Heck reaction employing GIL as solvent. The reactions are catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2 or NiCl2(dppp), are performed under mild conditions in good yields, and have the potential for recycling/reuse of the IL solvent. Collectively, these methods provide facile access to diverse libraries of diarylketones, keto-ethynes and diaryl-ethenes.