Stereoconservative Negishi arylation and alkynylation as an efficient approach to enantiopure 2,2′-diarylated 1,1′-binaphthyls

Abstract
Negishi arylation and alkynylation of easily synthesized chiral 2,2′-diodo-1,1′-binaphthyl rapidly proceeds in refluxing THF utilizing controlled microwave irradiation, affording enantiopure 2,2′-diarylated 1,1′-binaphthyls in good to excellent yields.