2-Arylpyridines substituted on aryl and/or on pyridine nuclei can be obtained in good to high yields in one step by electroreduction of mixtures of the corresponding aryl and pyridyl halides using the sacrificial iron anode process and a nickel 2,2'-bipyridine complex catalyst in DMF as solvent. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Synthesis of functionalized 2-arylpyridines from 2-halopyridines and various aryl halides via a nickel catalysis
functionalized 2-arylpyridines are obtained in moderate to excellent yields by a one-step chemical procedure from corresponding halides. The NiBr2(2,2′-bipyridine) complex appears to be an extremely suitable catalyst for the activation in the presence of manganese dust of aromatic halides and pyridyl halides functionalized by reactive groups. The versatility of this original process represents a simple alternative