Chemical glossary page iconSamuel L. Bourne, Peter Koos, Matthew O’Brien, Benjamin Martin, Berthold Schenkel, Ian R. Baxendale and Steven V. LeySynlett 2011(18): 2643-2647 Publication Date: 2011

We report a palladium-catalysed ethylene Heck reaction for the vinylation of aryl iodides using a tube-in-tube gas-liquid reactor. The flow process afforded various styrenes in short reaction times, employing moderate ethylene pressure.

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