Palladium-catalyzed chemo- and regioselective cross-coupling reactions of 2,3-dichloronaphthalene-1,4-bistriflate

Palladium-catalyzed chemoselective and regioselective cross-coupling reactions of 2,3-dichloro-1,4-(trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy)naphthalene with aryl boronic acids selectively afforded a variety of mono-, di-, and tetraphenylnaphthalenes. These reactions proceeded with excellent chemoselectivity in favor of the triflate functional group at the C-1 and C-4 positions of naphthalene.