Table 1.

Arylation scope with respect to aryl halides^a

entry	aryl halide	product	yield, %
1			78
2			61
3			77
4			81
5			62
6			75
7			73
8			60 50b
9			85c

^aAryl halide (1.6–2.5 equiv), benzothiophene (1 equiv), 0.5 mmol scale. Yields are isolated yields. See Supporting Information for details.

^btert-Butyl-3-bromobenzoate used.

^cIsomer mixture; m/p ratio 1/1.2.