In the presence of a catalytic amount of silica – supported phosphine palladium(0) complex, sodium tetraphenylborate (NaBPh4) reacts with acid chlorides under mild conditions to give the corresponding phenyl ketones in 57 – 80% yields; it also reacts with aryl iodides to afford the corresponding biaryls in 75 – 84% yields.
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