Synthesis of Arylethylene or Diarylethylene Compounds by Pd-Catalyzed Heck Coupling Reaction

Abstract We have developed an effective palladium-catalyzed arylation or diarylation couplings of olefins with various aryl halides in the presence of readily available ligands. This method is simple, economical, and practical for the synthesis of arylethylene and diarylethylene. Supplementary materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Synthetic Communications® for full experimental and spectral details.