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. 2021 Dec 1;122(1):565–788. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00449

Scheme 179. Annulative Dimerization of Phenylene Triflate.

Scheme 179

Reagents and conditions: (a)357 PdCl2, P(n-Bu)3·HBF4, K2CO3, pivalic acid, cyclopentyl methyl ether, 140 °C, 20 h; (b) FeCl3, DCM, 0 °C, 2.5 h. * Obtained as a mixture of two regioisomers 179.2a and 179.2b in 4:1 ratio (overall yield). ** n.d. = not determined. Obtained as a complex mixture.