[(CyPF-^<i>t</i>Bu)PdCl₂]: An Air-Stable, One-Component, Highly Efficient Catalyst for Amination of Heteroaryl and Aryl Halides

An air- and moisture-stable palladium catalyst, [(CyPF-(t)Bu)PdCl2] (1), for coupling of heteroaryl chlorides, bromides, and iodides with a variety of primary amines is described. Most of these reactions occurred in high yield with 0.001-0.05 mol % catalyst loading. The reactions tolerated a wide range of functional groups.