Fig. 4

Products of CoBr2/DMAc-catalysed Negishi cross-coupling of aryl and alkyl iodides. Reaction conditions: ArCH2ZnBr (4 mmol), aryl/alkyl iodide (2 mmol), CoBr2 (0.1 mmol, 5 mol%), 0.4 mL DMAc, RT, inert atmosphere, 20 h. All values are isolated yields; b) Not isolated – GC yield given.