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The Ullmann coupling reaction: A new approach to tetraarylstannanes
Shaikh, Nadim S.,Parkin, Sean,Lehmler, Hans-Joachim
, p. 4207 - 4214 (2008/10/09)
Several iodobenzenes form tetraarylstannanes, in addition to other products, under reaction conditions typically employed for the Ullmann reaction, i.e., activated copper bronze (a copper-tin alloy) and 7 days at 230°C. The isolated yields of the tetraarylstannanes were low to good (8-58%). Significantly higher yields (54-64%) of tetraphenylstannane were obtained by the direct reaction of iodobenzene with an excess of tin powder (iodobenzene: tin = 1:1 w/w) under the same conditions. Crystal structure analysis reveals that tetrakis(4-carbomethoxyphenyl)stannane crystallizes in a tetragonal space group and has 4 symmetry, which is the case for many symmetrical tetraarylstannanes. However, tetrakis(2,4-dichlorophenyl)stannane, tetrakis(3,4-dichlorophenyl)stannane, and tetrakis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)stannane do not crystallize in a tetragonal space group and do not have real 4 symmetry.