Table 1.

Synthesis of Palladacycles.^a

Entry	Aryl acetanilide	Palladacycles	Yield (%)b
1			75
2			93
3			68
4			87
5			54
6			95
7			67
8			70
9			71
10			73
11			35
12			92
13			72
14			60
15			85c

^aReactions were carried out with 0.1 mmol acetanilide, 1 equiv Pd(OAc)₂ and 1 equiv p-TsOH·H₂O in 1mL dioxane at room temperature for 1-10 h.

^bIsolated yields.

^cEstimated based ¹H NMR.