SELECTIVE MONO-ALKYLATION AND ARYLATION OF AROMATIC DIHALIDES BY PALLADIUM-CATALYZED CROSS-COUPLING WITH THE GRIGNARD AND ORGANOZINC REAGENTS
Dibromobenzene, dibromothiophenes, dichloro- and dibromopyridine are highly selectively mono-alkylated and arylated with Grignard or organozinc reagents in the presence of palladium complexes as catalysts.
SYNTHESIS OF A LIGNAN SKELETON VIA NICKEL- AND PALLADIUM-PHOSPHINE COMPLEX CATALYZED GRINGARD COUPLING REACTION OF HALOTHIOPHENES
A lignan skeleton is prepared in good yield through desulfurization of 3,4-dibenzylthiophene or 2,5-diaryl-3,4-dimethylthiophenes which are obtained by nickel- or palladium-phosphine complex catalyzed Gringard cross-coupling reaction of halothiophenes.