palladium 10 on activated carbon; sodium carbonate in ethanol; water T=100°C; Heck Reaction; 6 h;

potassium carbonate T=135°C; 12 h;

potassium phosphate; Wilkinson's catalyst; 2,2'-bis-(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'- binaphthyl in 1,4-dioxane T=60°C; P=750.075 Torr; 20 h; Inert atmosphere;

1: (5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4-methylene-5-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane With 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane dimer in tetrahydrofuran T=23°C; 6 h; 2: 3-methoxy-iodobenzene With water; caesium carbonate; (1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene)palladium(II) dichloride; triphenyl-arsane in tetrahydrofuran; N,N-dimethyl-formamide T=23°C; Suzuki cross-coupling;

palladium diacetate; potassium carbonate; dicyclohexyl(2',6'-diisopropoxy-[1,1'-biphenyl]-2-yl)phosphine in water; toluene T=85°C; Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling; 14 h; Inert atmosphere;

1.1: 92 percent / tetrahydrofuran; toluene / 65 °C 2.1: 9-BBN / tetrahydrofuran / 6 h / 23 °C 2.2: cesium carbonate; water / PdCl2(dppf); triphenylarsine / dimethylformamide; tetrahydrofuran / 23 °C View Scheme

sodium hydroxide T=130°C; 24 h; Sealed tubeSchlenk techniqueInert atmosphere; Overall yield = 68 percent;