A modified Weix's reductive coupling for alkylation of amidoaryl bromides based on Ni(COD)(2) precatalyst and 2,2'-dipyridyl ligand was developed. This reaction is reliable for amidophenyl bromides and gives yields up to 87%, and is potentially useful in the synthesis of amidophenyl-containing molecules. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Rinkes, Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas, 1944, vol. 63, p. 89,94