Synthesis of 9, 9-Disubstituted Fluorenes from 2-Iodobiphenyls and α-Diazoesters under Palladium Catalysis

• Published in: Journal of organic chemistry
• Main Authors: Ma, Ding, Shi, Guangfa, Wu, Zhuo, Ji, Xiaoming, Zhang, Yanghui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 27.12.2017

9, 9-Disubstituted fluorenes are widely employed in materials science. We have developed a straightforward approach for the synthesis of 9, 9-disubstituted fluorenes from 2-iodobiphenyls and α-diazoesters. The reaction proceeds via a tandem palladium-catalyzed C(sp2)-H activation/carbenoid insertion...