tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium(0); sodium carbonate in ethylene glycol dimethyl ether T=85°C; Suzuki coupling;

1: phenyllithium With zinc(II) chloride in tetrahydrofuran; anhydrous butyl ether T=20°C; 0.5 h; Inert atmosphere; 2: 7-methoxynaphthalen-2-yl pivalate With Ni(PCy3)2Cl2 in tetrahydrofuran; anhydrous butyl ether; N,N-dimethyl acetamide T=70°C; 2 h; Inert atmosphere;

1: 97 percent / pyridine / CH2Cl2 / 0.5 h / 0 °C 2: 85 percent / aq. Na2CO3; Pd[P(Ph)3]4 / 1,2-dimethoxy-ethane / 85 °C View Scheme

[Au(1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene)(bis-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imidate)]; triethylamine T=80°C; 24 h;

[Au(1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene)(bis-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imidate)] T=80°C; 24 h;

T=20°C;