Abstract

AbstractA Pd complex, cis‐[Pd(C6F5)2(THF)2] (1), is proposed as a useful touchstone for direct and simple experimental measurement of the relative ability of ancillary ligands to induce C−C coupling. Interestingly, 1 is also a good alternative to other precatalysts used to produce Pd0L. Complex 1 ranks the coupling ability of some popular ligands in the order PtBu3>o‐TolPEWO‐F≈tBuXPhos>P(C6F5)3≈PhPEWO‐F>P(o‐Tol)3≈THF≈tBuBrettPhos≫Xantphos≈PhPEWO‐H≫PPh3 according to their initial coupling rates, whereas their efficiency, depending on competitive hydrolysis, is ranked tBuXPhos≈PtBu3≈o‐TolPEWO‐F>PhPEWO‐F>P(C6F5)3≫tBuBrettPhos>THF≈P(o‐Tol)3>Xantphos>PhPEWO‐H≫PPh3. This “meter” also detects some other possible virtues or complications of ligands such as tBuXPhos or tBuBrettPhos.

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