We present an approach to utilize water as the hydride source via Pd(II)/Pd(0) catalysis. As a case study, we have achieved a diboron mediated Pd(II)-catalyzed hydroarylation of alkynes using arylboronic acids. This approach not only complements conventional reactivity of Pd via Pd(0)/Pd(II) cycle for the hydroarylation but also utilizes water as the hydride source. We believe this would particularly
Then, (E)-bromostilbene was coupled with arylboronic acids at room temperature and low loading of Pd catalyst precursor (0.5-0.05 mol%) to afford selectively (E)-1-aryl-1,2-phenylethylenes in high yields (87-98%). Bromination of triphenylethylene afforded directly the bromotriphenylethylene that also underwent couplingreactions with arylboronic acids under mild conditions to afford tetrarylethylene (88-90%
The palladium-catalyzed hydroarylation of arenediazonium tetrafluoroborates with alkynes in the presence of triphenylsilane affords stereoselectively hydroarylation products in moderate to high yields. The reaction tolerates a variety of substituents including keto, ester, cyano, and nitro groups and can be performed as a one-pot procedure generating the arenediazonium salt in situ. With ethyl phenylpropynoate as the starting alkyne, the hydroarylation affords ethyl (2)-2-arylcinnamates stereo- and regioselectively.