Tetsuya Satoh and, W. Jones
Jun 1, 2001
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Organometallics
Abstract
The reaction of biphenylene with olefins in the presence of Pd(PPh3)4 leads to the catalytic formation of products arising from addition of the vinylic C−H bond across the carbon−carbon bond of biphenylene. Weak acids are found to promote the reaction. Under similar conditions, arylboronic acids lead to products in which an aryl group adds across the C−C bond. Ketones and nitriles possessing α-hydrogens are found to also add across the C−C bond of biphenylene, resulting in the formation of new biaryl derivatives.