Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of aryl triethylammonium bis(catechol) silicates with aryl bromides using microwave irradiation.

The scope of the palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of aryl bis(catechol) silicates has been extended to include the coupling of aryl bromides by employing microwave irradiation. This new set of coupling conditions is tolerant of electron-rich and -deficient aryl bromides. In addition, a variety of substituted aryl bis(catechol) silicates have been successfully cross-coupled.