@article { ISI:000328010900028, title = {Selective reactivity of electron-rich aryl iodides in the Heck arylation of disubstituted alkenes catalyzed by palladium-arylurea complexes}, journal = {TETRAHEDRON}, volume = {69}, number = {47}, year = {2013}, month = {NOV 25}, pages = {10139-10151}, abstract = {A catalyst consisting of 1 mol \% of the 1:2 complex of Pd(OAc)(2) with N-(4-carbethoxyphenyl)urea promotes the Heck arylation of 2- or 3-substituted, conjugated esters, nitriles, aldehydes, and ketones (an uncharacteristically broad range of substrates), but only with electron-rich aryl iodides (an uncharacteristically narrow range of halides). (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.}, issn = {0040-4020}, doi = {10.1016/j.tet.2013.09.019}, author = {Smith, Matthew R. and Jang, Young Jin and Kim, Jung Yun and Ciufolini, Marco A.} }