Volla, Chandra M RaoVogel, Pierre2008-09-122008-09-122008-09-12200810.1016/j.tetlet.2008.07.151https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/27898WOS:000259595100034Synergic effect of iron and copper salts as catalysts for the Sonogashira–Hagihara cross-couplings of aryl iodides with terminal alkynes is demonstrated. High yields of cross- coupled products are obtained under conditions that are smoother than those using only CuI as catalyst. Furthermore no expensive or/and toxic ligand is required.Sonogashira–Hagihara couplingIronCopperSynergic effecttext::journal::journal article::research article