“…In addition, compared to analogous structures with 3-chloropyridine, [1f,4] triethylamine, [5] diethylamine [6] and other N-donors involving structures as the 'throw-away' ligands, [7] complex 1a showed similar catalytic activity. To understand the effect of imidazole and NHCs, we synthesized a number of NHC-Pd(II)-Im complexes, and their catalytic activities in the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling between 4-methoxyphenyl chloride 2 and phenylboronic acid 3 were investigated.…”