o-bromophenylzinc compound: A readily available and efficient synthetic equivalent of o-phenylene 1-anion 2-cation

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(98)00443-2

An o-bromophenylzinc compound, first prepared in an excellent yield by the reaction of o-bromoiodobenzene with zinc powder in THF, was found to be an efficient synthetic equivalent of o-phenylene 1-anion 2-cation in Pd(0)- catalyzed stepwise cross-couplin