Micelle-Enabled Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Arylthianthrenium Salts in Aqueous Media

Key Points

• To develop a green method for palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of arylthianthrenium salts using micelles.
• Utilized saponin as a micellar medium
• Conducted cross-coupling with aryl/heteroaryl boronic acids
• Incorporated terminal alkynes in reactions
• Successfully achieved cross-coupling under aqueous micellar conditions
• Demonstrated high efficiency of using biodegradable saponin
• Showed potential for greener synthetic methods in organic chemistry

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