Abstract
The use of 5‐iodo‐2‐methoxytropone in palladium(0)‐catalyzed coupling reactions with a variety of arylboronic acids has resulted in significantly improved reaction yields and times for a sterically and electronically diverse series of novel 5‐aryltropones. In addition, the required 5‐iodo‐2‐methoxytropone was conveniently synthesized in excellent yield.
Acknowledgment
We thank Susan Bane of Binghamton University for her helpful discussions and advice during the course of this work and in the preparation of this paper.