3,3'-((Arylmethylene)bis(4-methoxy-3,1-phenylene)) dipyridine derivatives as convenient ligands for Suzuki–Miyaura chemo- and homoselective cross-coupling reactions
N-bidentate triarylmethane-based ligands bearing β-pyridyl residues have been prepared and the catalytic activity of their in-situ generated palladium complexes were studied in the Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reactions. Air and moisture stable 3,3'-((arylmethylene)bis(4-methoxy-3,1-phenylene))dipyridines L1-3 showed excellent activity in the Suzuki coupling reactions of aryl halides with aryl boronic