While carbon-carbon coupling reactions have traditionally relied on relatively expensive transition metals such as palladium, the development of inexpensive, selective, and active alternatives from more abundant and benign sources is of pronounced interest. In particular, the low toxicity and abundance of iron render this metal an ideal alternative. Recent efforts concerning the rapid synthesis of iron-containing ionic liquids for the coupling of aryl Grignard and alkyl halides will be presented. Reactivity and selectivity results are placed into context with current knowledge in the field. The unique physicochemical of ionic liquids and their designation as ‘green’ solvents further support the environmental and sustainability advantages of the studied methods.

Expanding imidazolium-iron ionic liquid catalysts for carbon-carbon bond formation

251st National Meeting (2016)

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