In the presence of a catalytic amount of iron salts and N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylene diamine as additive, alkyl bromide reacted with biphenyl magnesium bromide to obtain the cross-coupling product in good yields. The suitable amount of catalyst and the additive are 5 % mol (based on alkyl bromide), 1.3 equiv(based on alkyl bromide), respectively. Under the optimal conditions, the yiel...
