%0 Journal Article %T Palladium-Catalyzed Heck Coupling Reaction of Aryl Bromides in Aqueous Media Using Tetrahydropyrimidinium Salts as Carbene Ligands %A Sedat Ya£¿ar %A Emine £¿zge £¿zcan %A Nevin G¨¹rb¨¹z %A Bekir £¿etinkaya %A £¿smail £¿zdemir %J Molecules %D 2010 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/molecules15020649 %X An efficient and stereoselective catalytic system for the Heck cross coupling reaction using novel 1,3-dialkyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidinium salts (1, LHX) and Pd(OAc)2 loading has been reported. The palladium complexes derived from the salts 1a-f prepared in situ exhibit good catalytic activity in the Heck coupling reaction of aryl bromides under mild conditions. %K carbene %K C-C coupling %K palladium/tetrahydropyrimidinium %K Heck coupling %U http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/15/2/649