potassium carbonate; bis(dibenzylideneacetone)-palladium(0); 3-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-1-(2-diphenylphosphanylbenzyl)-3H-imidazol-1-ium chloride in N,N-dimethyl acetamide T=120°C; Heck reaction; 5 h;

1: 1-chloro-4-iodobenzene; acrylic acid n-butyl ester With [Pd(3-(2,4-dimethyl-1,8-naphthyrid-7-yl)-1-pycolylimidazoylidene)2]-(PF6)2; triphenylphosphine in N,N-dimethyl-formamide T=120°C; Heck reaction; 0.5 h; Inert atmosphere; 2: 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenylboronic acid With caesium carbonate in N,N-dimethyl-formamide T=20 - 80°C; Suzuki coupling; Inert atmosphere;

palladium diacetate; copper (II) acetate monohydrate in 1,4-dioxane T=100°C; Desulfitative Heck type reaction; 24 h; stereoselective reaction;

copper diacetate; palladium diacetate in tetrahydrofuran; dimethyl sulfoxide T=70°C; Heck Reaction; 6 h; stereoselective reaction;

1.1: n-butyllithium / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.17 h / -78 °C 1.2: tetrahydrofuran; hexane / -78 °C 2.1: 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid / CH2Cl2 3.1: 30 percent / silver(I) carbonate; tricyclohexylphosphine / palladium(II) acetate / dimethylformamide / 72 h / 110 °C View Scheme

lithium chloride; [Rh(C2H4)2Cl]2 in xylene Mizoroki-Heck reaction; 12 h; Heating; Title compound not separated from byproducts;

Aliquatreg; 336; potassium carbonate microwave irradiation;

8-acetamidoquinoline; copper diacetate; palladium diacetate T=120°C; Heck Reaction; 15 h; Overall yield = 84 percent; regioselective reaction;

1: sodium sulfite / water / 5 h / 70 - 80 °C 2: palladium diacetate; copper (II) acetate monohydrate / 1,4-dioxane / 24 h / 100 °C View Scheme

[RhCl(η2:η2-cycloocta-1,5-diene)]2; copper (II) acetate monohydrate; trichloroacetic acid T=120°C; 22 h; regioselective reaction;