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The reactions of four equivalents of heterocyclic aryllithium compounds with phosphorus trichloride or phosphorus oxychloride gave symmetrical heterocyclic biaryls in good yields. A similar coupling was found in the reactions of three equivalents of the lithium compounds with thionyl chloride.
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