1: 2-Bromo-1,3,5-trimethyl-benzene With [Pd(1,3-bis(2,6-bis(diphenylmethyl)-4-methylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene)(cinnamyl)Cl]; potassium 2-methyl-2-butoxide in neat (no solvent) T=25°C; Buchwald-Hartwig Coupling; 0.0833333 h; 2: 2,4,6-trimethylbenzenamine in neat (no solvent) T=25°C; Buchwald-Hartwig Coupling; 0.05 h;

1: 2,4,6-trimethylchlorobenzene With [Pd(1,3-bis(2,6-bis(diphenylmethyl)-4-methylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene)(cinnamyl)Cl]; potassium 2-methyl-2-butoxide in neat (no solvent) T=25°C; Buchwald-Hartwig Coupling; 0.0833333 h; 2: 2,4,6-trimethylbenzenamine in neat (no solvent) T=25°C; Buchwald-Hartwig Coupling; 0.166667 h;

potassium tert-butylate; urea; [(t-Bu)3PH]BF4; tris-(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) in 1,4-dioxane T=100°C; 45 h;

sodium t-butanolate; palladium diacetate in toluene 18 h; Heating;

hydrogen; platinum(IV) oxide

1.1: Mg; I2 / diethyl ether; benzene / 24 h / Heating 1.2: 2.5 g / diethyl ether; benzene / 0.25 h / 20 °C 2.1: platinum(IV) oxide; tBuOOtBu 2.2: H2 / 2 h / 20 °C View Scheme