Abstract The reactivity of Pd–PEPPSI (Pyridine, Enhanced, Precatalyst, Preparation, Stabilization, and Initiation) precatalysts in the Stille–Migita cross-coupling reaction between heteroaryl stannanes and aryl or heteroaryl halides was evaluated. In general, Pd–PEPPSI– IPent (IPent= diisopentylphenylimidazolium derivative) demonstrated high efficiency over a variety of challenging aryl or heteroaryl halides with thiophene-, furan-, pyrrole-, and ...