Synthesis and iodination of methyl 4-tri-n-butylstannylbenzoate, p-(methoxycarbonyl)phenylmercuric chloride and p-(methoxycarbonyl)phenylboronic acid

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(89)87048-2

Synthesis of methyl 4-tri-n-butylstannylbenzoate (1) was accomplished by reaction of methyl 4-bromobenzoate with hexabutylditin and palladium catalyst.Transmetallation of 1 with mercuric acetate yielded the corresponding arylmercuric acetate 4 which was r