10.6084/m9.figshare.1182587.v3 Abdelbasset A. Farahat Abdelbasset A. Farahat David W. Boykin David W. Boykin Copper(I) 3-Methylsalicylate Mediates the Chan–Lam <i>N</i>-Arylation of Heterocycles Taylor & Francis Group 2014 reaction conditions K 2CO methanol utility heterocycle mediate CuMeSal methylsalicylate catalyst aryl boronic acids chan yield 2014-12-08 20:01:56 Journal contribution https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Copper_I_3_Methylsalicylate_Mediates_the_Chan_Lam_i_N_i_Arylation_of_Heterocycles/1182587 <div><p></p><p>Copper(I) 3-methylsalicylate (CuMeSal) mediates <i>N</i>-arylation reactions between aryl boronic acids and aromatic heterocycles (Chan–Lam coupling) under moderate reaction conditions (K<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>, methanol, 65 °C, in air, 3–5 h). Both electron-rich and electron-deficient aryl boronic acids and a diverse set of <i>N</i>-heterocycles were allowed to react and gave <i>N</i>-arylation products in reasonable yields, which demonstrate the utility of this catalyst.</p> </div>