Efficient Synthesis of Conjugated 1,3,4-Thiadiazole Hybrids through Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of 2,5-Bis(4-bromophenyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole with Boronic Acids

Abstract

New derivatives of 2,5-bis(4-heteroarylphenyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole were synthesized under Suzuki cross-coupling reactions from 2,5bis(4-bromophenyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole and commercially available boronic acids. Reactions were conducted in a two-phase solvent system in the presence of catalytic amounts of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0), cesium carbonate as a base, and tetrabutylammonium bromide playing a role of a phase-transfer catalyst.