Modular Tandem Mizoroki‐Heck/Reductive Heck Reactions to Construct Fluorenes from Cyclic Diaryliodoniums

Abstract Starting from cyclic diaryliodoniums and terminal alkenes, a diverse set of fluorenes is conveniently constructed. The reactions catalyzed by palladium undergo one conventional Mizoroki‐Heck reaction and one reductive Heck reaction. The scope of alkenes is general, leading to 29 fluorenes which would expand the structural diversity of fluorene reservoir. magnified image