Palladium-Catalyzed Tandem C-C Activation/Cyclization Induced by Carbopalladation of Functionalized Nitriles: Synthesis of Benzo Dipyrromethenes.

A palladium-catalyzed carbon–carbon bond activation-initiated reaction of 2-(3-phenyloxiran-2-yl)benzonitriles with arylboronic acids is reported. Multiple chemical bonds were cleavaged and reconst...