carbonylation reaction for the synthesis of fluoren‐9‐ones from 2‐halogenated biphenyls using phenyl formate as a carbon monoxide surrogate was achieved. The combined use of cesium carbonate and o‐anisic acid resulted in a remarkable rate enhancement, where the reaction was complete within 3 min in some cases. Mechanistic studies indicated that the turnover‐limiting step of the reaction was the C−H bond‐cleaving
A highly efficient palladium‐catalyzed disilylation reaction of arylhalides through C−H activation has been developed for the first time. The reaction has broad substrate scope. A variety of arylhalides can be disilylated by three types of C−H activation, including C(sp2)−H, C(sp3)−H, and remote C−H activation. In particular, the reactions are also unusually efficient. The yields are essentially
protocol for the construction of 9-(diorganomethylidene)fluorenes through palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions of 2-iodobiphenyls with alkenyl bromides has been reported. The reaction proceeds through the C–H activation/oxidative addition/reduction elimination/intramolecular Heck coupling reaction to afford a series of 9-(diorganomethylidene)fluorenes with good yields. Control experiments demonstrate that
In this work, an efficient palladiumcatalyzed annulation of 2-iodobiphenyl with a non-terminal alkene was developed. The key factor in this transformation was the formation of a highly reactive oxo-palladacycle intermediate, which was enabled by a neighboring hydroxyl group, and remarkably restrained the β-H elimination process. Mechanistically, control experiments demonstrated that the hydroxyl group
A coupling reaction of 2-iodobiphenyl with benzoisoxazole under the cooperative catalysis of Pd(CH3CN)2Cl2 and P(4-F−Ph)3 is disclosed. The reaction proceeds via intramolecular C−H activation/N−O cleavage/migratory insertion sequence to give an array of N-arylcarbazoles with an aldehyde or a ketone. The employment of benzoisoxazoles as an amination agent obviates the need for stoichiometric amount