“…As indicated above, aryl iodides react more readily in the initial oxidative addition step than bromides and chlorides. Thus, the latter can be considered the more challenging substrates, yet they have been used in Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reactions catalyzed by immobilized Pd–NHC catalysts in several cases (refs , , , , , , , , , , , , , − , , , , , , , , , , ). Silica supported Pd–NHC compounds even allowed coupling reactions of donor-substituted and sterically hindered aryl chlorides in good yields. , A variety of different aryl chlorides bearing electron-donating substituents have also been tested in coupling reactions with phenylboronic acid using norbornene based catalysts .…”