Threefold and chemoselective couplings of triarylbismuths with benzylic chlorides and iodides using palladium catalysis

Abstract

This paper describes the palladium-catalyzed studies on threefold coupling of triarylbismuth reagents with benzylic chlorides and iodides. The optimized protocol conditions are operationally simple, delivering threefold coupling of a variety of triarylbismuths in combination with benzylic chlorides and iodides. The two optimized protocols allowed the synthesis of a diverse range of unsymmetrical diarylmethanes in an efficient manner. As part of this study, chemoselective transformation of benzylic chlorides and iodides was also achieved.