Palladium-catalysed reaction of aryl bromides with metallocenes to produce pentaarylated cyclopentadienes

Abstract

Aryl bromides can efficiently react with some metallocenes, typically zirconocene dichloride, in the presence of a palladium/phosphine catalyst system and an appropriate base to produce the corresponding pentaarylated cyclopentadienes.

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