Aryl-aryl cross coupling on a solid support using zinc organic reagents and palladium catalysis

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(96)01162-8

Aryl zinc bromides undergo palladium catalyzed coupling reactions to aryl bromides which are bound to a polystyrene resin via an ester linkage. Liberation of the biaryl carboxylic ester was achieved by transesterification.