Palladium-catalysed synthesis of triaryl(heteroaryl)methanes.

Zhang, Shuguang; Kim, Byeong-Seon; Wu, Chen; Mao, Jianyou; Walsh, Patrick J · Nat Commun · 2017

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Tetraarylmethane derivatives are desirable for a variety of applications, but difficult to access with modern C-C bond-forming reactions. Here we report a straightforward method for palladium-catalysed arylation of aryl(heteroaryl)methanes and diaryl(heteroaryl)methanes with aryl chlorides. This reaction enables introduction of various aryl groups to construct triaryl(heteroaryl)methanes via a C-H functionalization in good to excellent yield, and represents the first step towards a general transition metal catalysed synthesis of tetraarylmethanes.

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