This article was published as part of the Cross coupling reactions in organic synthesis themed issue Guest editor: Matthias Beller All authors contributed to this issue in honour of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners, Professors Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki Please take a look at the issue 10 2011 table of contents to access other reviews in this themed issue Downloaded by King Abdullah Univ of Science and Technology on 13 October 2012 Published on 01 August 2011 on http://pubs.rsc.org | doi:10.1039/C1CS15079K View Online / Journal Homepage / Table of Contents for this issue