Ferrocenylmethylphosphines as ligands for room temperature Ni(0)-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reactions of aryl arenesulfonates and aryl chlorides

Readily available ferrocenylmethylphosphine was found as an efficient ligand for room temperature Ni(0)-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura cross-couplings of aryl arenesulfonates. Ferrocenylmethylphosphine and its polymeric form were also found as useful ligands for Ni(0)-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura couplings of deactivated aryl chlorides.