Abstract: The combination of Pd-catalyzed C-C Cross-coupling with alkyne-carbonyl-metathesis (ACM) reactions allows for the synthesis of a variety of benzoyl-substituted hetero-PAHs.

Review: Synlett 2024, DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1751513.

Period of investigation: 2016 - Today

Keywords: alkyne-carbonyl-metathesis; Pd-catalysis; heterocycles