title: Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of benzylic carbonates with arylboronic acids.
abstract: The cross-coupling of benzylic carbonates with arylboronic acids gave the corresponding diarylmethanes in high yields by use of the palladium catalyst generated in situ from [Pd(eta(3)-C(3)H(5))Cl](2) and 1,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane (DPPPent). The Suzuki-Miyaura reaction using DPPPent-palladium catalyst is applicable to syntheses of a broad range of functionalized diarylmethanes. [reaction: see text]
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Siences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan. rkuwascc@mbox.nc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Ryoichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuwano
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yokogi