The Suzuki-Miyaura reaction after the Nobel prize

Abstract Synthetic organic chemistry experienced a significant advance in the last quarter of the 20th century with the advent of the transition-metal catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. The utility of these reactions was universally acknowledged and expressed in the Chemistry Nobel prize awarded to professors Heck, Suzuki and Negishi in 2010. In this scenario, the discovery of the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction was a landmark that occupies a privileged position because of its versatility, compatibility and pivotal contribution to diverse disciplines, including materials science and drug discovery. Despite the substantial progress attained for this reaction until 2010, there is still room for improvement, particularly, if we are concerned about the health of the Earth and aware of the paramount importance to produce substances under the guidelines of sustainable and Green Chemistry. In the present review, we summarize the efforts devoted by a wide and specialized scientific community to upgrade the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction during the post-Nobel prize period. An overview covering new catalytic systems, methods and conditions is provided, together with some applications and updated mechanistic viewpoints.