Technical Notes:

1. Ligand used for the Pd-catalyzed formation of a- arylketones

2.Ligand used for the Pd-catalyzed amination reaction (see 15- 1045)

a. See (Ref. 5).

3.Ligand used for the Pd-catalyzed hydrazone arylation.

4.Ligand used for the Pd-catalyzed synthesis of 5,5- disubstituted butenolides.

5.Ligand used for the Pd-catlyzed direct arylation of polyfluorinated arenes at room temperature .

References:

1.J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2000, 122, 1360. 2.Adv. Synth. Catal., 2007, 347, 773. 3.Org. L ett., 2009, 1 1, 2663

4.Org. Lett., 2010, 12, 2116.

5.Chem Sci. 2011 2.27.