Efficient synthesis of 4‐heteroaryl‐substituted triphenylamine derivatives via a ligand‐free Suzuki reaction

This paper reports an efficient synthesis of 4‐heteroaryl‐substituted triphenylamine derivatives via the palladium‐catalyzed Suzuki reaction of heteroaryl halides with 4‐(diphenylamino)phenylboronic acid in ethylene glycol under ligand‐free and aerobic conditions. These derivatives are important structural motifs for use in dye‐sensitized solar cells and organic electroluminescence materials. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.