A. Biro, A. Kotschy
Mar 1, 2007
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European Journal of Organic Chemistry
Abstract
α,α-Diphenylbenzo[b]thien-2-ylmethanol was treated with a series of aryl bromides in the presence of palladium(II) acetate and tricyclohexylphosphane to give the appropriate 2-aryl-benzo[b]thiophenes in good to excellent yield with concomitant formation of benzophenone. The reaction wassuccessfully extended to α,α-diphenylbenzo[b]thien-3-ylmethanol, although in certain cases the transformation was biased by concurrent ortho arylation. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2007)