title: Pd-catalyzed one-pot multicomponent coupling reaction for the highly regioselective synthesis of polysubstituted benzenes.
abstract: [Reaction: see text] Tetrasubstituted benzenes can be efficiently synthesized in a regioselective manner from alkynes and 2-bromoacrylates by palladium-catalyzed cascade Sonogashira coupling-benzannulation reaction.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. cjxi@tsinghua.edu.cn
authors.forename: Chanjuan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xi
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Xiaoyin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hong