There are many technological challenges that face society today, one of which is the ability to develop precise control over chemical reactions. Many of the high-value molecules used as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and important materials must be made using synthetic techniques. These industries require efficient and cost-effective methods to synthesize their products. Cross-coupling reactions are one such method that have become heavily used. Although amides are an extremely prevalent and important functional group, there has been little investigation into performing these cross-coupling reactions with amide as coupling partners. Thus, it remains a challenge in the field of organic synthesis. We have demonstrated reactivity for cross-coupling reactions with amide electrophiles and heterocycle nucleophiles in order to generate ketone products containing heterocyclic units. By targeting these medicinally-important heterocyclic compounds, this research will be useful in making important target compounds more accessible while also developing a new class of electrophiles to use in cross-coupling reactions.