Northern Kentucky University 1 article published in JoVE Chemistry A Microwave-Assisted Direct Heteroarylation of Ketones Using Transition Metal Catalysis Alexander Rosen1, Kara Lindsay1, Andrew Quillen1, Quynh Nguyen1, Matthew Neiser1, Stephen Ramirez1, Stefana Costan1, Nathan Johnson1, Thuy Donna Do1, Lili Ma1 1Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Northern Kentucky University Heteroaryl compounds are important molecules utilized in organic synthesis, medicinal and biological chemistry. A microwave-assisted heteroarylation using palladium catalysis provides a rapid and efficient method to attach heteroaryl moieties directly to ketone substrates.