A Microwave-Assisted Direct Heteroarylation of Ketones Using Transition Metal CatalysisAlexander Rosen 1, Kara Lindsay 1, Andrew Quillen 1, Quynh Nguyen 1, Matthew Neiser 1, Stephen Ramirez 1, Stefana Costan 1, Nathan Johnson 1, Thuy Donna Do 1, Lili Ma 1
1Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Northern Kentucky University
Heteroaryl compounds are important molecules utilized in organic synthesis, medicinal and biological chemistry. A microwave-assisted heteroarylation using palladium catalysis provides a rapid and efficient method to attach heteroaryl moieties directly to ketone substrates.