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Coupling reaction

Coupling reaction

Type of reaction in organic chemistry

In organic chemistry, a coupling reaction is a type of reaction in which two reactant molecules are bonded together. Such reactions often require the aid of a metal catalyst. In one important reaction type, a main group organometallic compound of the type R-M (where R = organic group, M = main group centre metal atom) reacts with an organic halide of the type R'-X with formation of a new carbon-carbon bond in the product R-R'. The most common type of coupling reaction is the cross coupling reaction.[1][2][3]

Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi, and Akira Suzuki were awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing palladium-catalyzed cross coupling reactions.[4][5]

Broadly speaking, two types of coupling reactions are recognized:

  • Homocouplings joining two identical partners. The product is symmetrical R−R
  • Heterocouplings joining two different partners. These reactions are also called cross-coupling reactions.[6] The product is unsymmetrical, R−R'.

Homo-coupling types

Coupling reactions are illustrated by the Ullmann reaction:

Ullmann overview
Ullmann overview
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Cross-coupling types

Main article: Cross-coupling reaction
The Heck reaction
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Applications

Coupling reactions are routinely employed in the preparation of pharmaceuticals.[3] Conjugated polymers are prepared using this technology as well.[9]

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