A Deacetylation—Diazotation—Coupling Sequence: Palladium‐Catalyzed C—C Bond Formation with Acetanilides as Formal Leaving Groups.

Acetanilides (I), (VI), and (VIII) can be deacetylated and diazotized in situ, and subsequently used in Pd-catalyzed coupling reactions without isolation of the diazonium intermediate.