Table 2. Catalytic Ar–Br cross coupling reaction scope ^{a b} .

^aReaction conditions: 1 (0.2 mmol), NaBr (0.8 mmol), PPh₃AuCl (3 mol%) in acetonitrile (ACN), 50 °C, 5 h.

^bIsolated yield.

^cDetermined using ¹⁹F NMR with benzotrifluoride as the internal standard.

^dDetermined using GC-MS with decane as the internal standard.

^eLiBr (1.0 mmol) instead of NaBr.