The Direct Arylation of Unactivated Arenes with Aryl Halides Catalyzed by a Magnetically Recyclable Fe-Ni Alloy.

The article discusses the use of a magnetically recyclable Fe-Ni alloy in the direct arylation of unactivated arenes with aryl halides. It says that the utility of transition metals in direct functional processes has opened up the potential of developing carbon to carbon bond forming reactions. According to the authors, iron salts can also be used as an alternative to the alloy to perform established transition metal-catalyzed coupling reactions.