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Synthesis of Sterically Hindered Polychlorinated Biphenyl Derivatives
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Synthesis of Sterically Hindered Polychlorinated Biphenyl Derivatives

S. N Joshi, S. M Vyas, M. W Duffel, S Parkin and H.-J Lehmler
Synthesis (Stuttgart), Vol.7(7), pp.1045-1054
01/01/2011
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258454
PMCID: PMC3080045
PMID: 21516177

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Abstract

A series of sterically hindered (methoxylated) polychlorinated biphenyl derivatives was synthesized using the Suzuki and the Ullmann coupling reaction. The Suzuki coupling with Pd(dba) 2 /2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,6′-dimethoxybiphenyl (DPDB) gave better yields (65–98%) compared to the classic Ullmann coupling reaction (20–38%). Despite the reactive catalyst system, no significant coupling with aromatic chlorine substituents was observed. Crystal structure analysis of four PCB derivatives revealed solid state dihedral angles ranging from 69.7° to 81.0°, which indicates that these highly ortho substituted PCB derivatives have some conformational flexibility.
Ullmann cross-coupling palladium biaryls dihedral angle Suzuki cross-coupling

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