title: Palladium-catalysed synthesis of triaryl(heteroaryl)methanes.
abstract: Tetraarylmethane derivatives are desirable for a variety of applications, but difficult to access with modern C-C bond-forming reactions. Here we report a straightforward method for palladium-catalysed arylation of aryl(heteroaryl)methanes and diaryl(heteroaryl)methanes with aryl chlorides. This reaction enables introduction of various aryl groups to construct triaryl(heteroaryl)methanes via a C-H functionalization in good to excellent yield, and represents the first step towards a general transition metal catalysed synthesis of tetraarylmethanes.
authors.affiliation: Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA.
authors.forename: Shuguang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA.
authors.forename: Byeong-Seon
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
authors.forename: Jianyou
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.affiliation: Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA.|Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic; D002712:Chlorides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D008697:Methane / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D010165:Palladium
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D010165:Palladium; D008697:Methane