The Kumada-Tamao-Corriu Coupling Reaction Catalyzed by Rhodium-Aluminum Bimetallic Complexes.

Rhodium-aluminum bimetallic complexes catalyze the Kumada-Tamao-Corriu (KTC) cross-coupling reaction using arylmagnesium compounds that are generated from the corresponding aryl fluorides or chlorides in situ by these catalysts. This method allows the challenging KTC coupling reaction to be carried out using aryl fluorides as nucleophiles, which affords various biaryls.