The 2- or 2,6-position(s) of aromatic aldehydes were directly and selectively arylated with aryl chlorides or bromides in the presence of a catalytic system prepared in situ from Pd(OAC)(2), imidazolinium chlorides (1-5) and Cs2CO3. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
C1 Ege Univ, Dept Chem, TR-35100 Izmir, Turkey.
Inonu Univ, Dept Chem, TR-44069 Malatya, Turkey.