Palladium Catalyzed C-I and Vicinal C-H Dual Activation of Diaryliodonium Salts for Diarylations: Synthesis of Triphenylenes.

Using the synthetic strategy of palladium-catalyzed dual activation of both C-I and vicinal C-H bonds of diaryliodonium salts, we report an approach for direct diarylations of 2-bromobiphenyls or bromobenzenes. As a result, a wide range of triphenylenes with various substituents have been synthesized in good yields. These triphenylenes are expected to be employed in the "bottom-up" synthesis of functional aromatic molecules in material science.