1: 84 percent / H2O; [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2 / acetonitrile / 0.17 h / 20 °C 2: 91 percent / potassium trimethylsilanolate; PdCl2(PPh3)2; CuI / 1,2-dimethoxy-ethane / 3 h / 20 °C View Scheme

1: 84 percent / H2O; [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2 / acetonitrile / 0.17 h / 20 °C 2: 93 percent / potassium trimethylsilanolate; PdCl2(PPh3)2; CuI / 1,2-dimethoxy-ethane / 3 h / 20 °C View Scheme

1: 84 percent / H2O; [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2 / acetonitrile / 0.17 h / 20 °C 2: 93 percent / potassium trimethylsilanolate; PdCl2(PPh3)2; CuI / 1,2-dimethoxy-ethane / 24 h / 20 °C View Scheme