Palladium‐Catalyzed C−H Silylation through Palladacycles Generated from Aryl Halides

Abstract

Abstract A highly efficient palladium‐catalyzed disilylation reaction of aryl halides through C−H activation has been developed for the first time. The reaction has broad substrate scope. A variety of aryl halides can be disilylated by three types of C−H activation, including C(sp 2 )−H, C(sp 3 )−H, and remote C−H activation. In particular, the reactions are also unusually efficient. The yields are essentially quantitative in many cases, even in the presence of less than 1 mol % catalyst and 1 equivalent of the silylating reagent under relatively mild conditions. The disilylated biphenyls can be converted into disiloxane‐bridged biphenyls.