dichloro(1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphanyl)ferrocene)palladium(II) dichloromethane adduct; potassium acetate in N,N-dimethyl-formamide T=80°C; 24 h;

1: 9,10-Dibromoanthracene With n-butyllithium in diethyl ether T=-78 - 20°C; Inert atmosphere; 2: 2-isopropoxy-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane in diethyl ether T=-78 - 20°C; 2.5 h; Inert atmosphere;

1: bromine / chloroform / 4 h / 20 °C 2: palladium diacetate; potassium acetate / N,N-dimethyl-formamide / 7 h / 80 °C / |Inert atmosphere View Scheme