Abstract
Oxidative homo coupling of various arylmagnesium bromides in the presence of ZnBr2 gave the corresponding symmetrical biaryls in moderate to good yields at room temperature. An efficient method under mild conditions without the use of reoxidant is described.
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Acknowledgments
Authors thank J. S. Yadav, director, IICT, Hyderabad, and Shri S. Narayan Reddy, head, Fluoroorganic Division, IICT, for their constant encouragement. S. R. K. is grateful to Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, for the grant of a senior research fellowship.
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