AgF-Mediated Homocoupling Reaction of Trialkoxy Aryl Silanes

In this article, we present the direct homocoupling reaction of trialkoxy aryl silanes mediated by AgF in moderate to excellent yields in very mild conditions. It is an important complement for the synthesis of symmetrical biaryls by using homocoupling of trialkoxy silanes. In this reaction, no other catalyst such as Pd or Cu was necessary.

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