A General Method for the Direct α-Arylation of Aldehydes with Aryl Bromides and Chlorides
“A General Method for the Direct α-Arylation of Aldehydes with Aryl Bromides and Chlorides”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2007, 46(38), 7236-7239.
A catalyst system able to efficiently perform the title reaction is described. The high level of activity achieved allows for the synthesis of highly functionalized compounds with a wide variety of substitution patterns under very mild conditions.