ORGANIC LETTERS, cilt.17, sa.11, ss.2649-2651, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
Benzynes generated under Knochel conditions from 2-iodophenylsulfonates and (PrMgCl)-Pr-i smoothly add to thiol, selenol, and amine nucleophiles. Treatment of the resulting aryl Grignard intermediate with a copper salt and an organic oxidant then affords symmetrical biaryls in good yield. 3-Substituted arynes undergo regioselective addition, enabling synthesis of atropisomeric biaryls with chelating S, Se, or N groups in the 2,2' positions.