Oxonereg; in acetone T=25°C; 0.116667 h;

(1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene)palladium(II) dichloride; potassium hydroxide in tert-butyl methyl ether; water T=80°C; Suzuki-Miyaura coupling; 3 h;

(.eta.(5)-indenyl)Ir(1,5-cyclooctadiene); 1,2-bis-(diphenylphosphino)ethane in cyclohexane T=100°C; 18 h;

4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-dipyridyl; [Ir(COD)(OMe)]2 in tetrahydrofuran T=80°C; 16 h;

(CF3SO2)2NLi in tetrahydrofuran Electrolysis; electrolysis (2 F/mol) with Mg anode under inert atm. at room temp. at 30 mA; after electrolysis, solvent evapd. under vac.; slowly hydrolysed at 0°C with soln. of H2SO4 until pH 5; further products: C6H3(B(OC(CH3)2C(CH3)2O))2Br; purified by column chromy. on silica gel (pentane/ether);