Say halo, wave goodbye: Recently, several research groups have reported that the CH bond arylation of aromatic compounds with haloarenes can be promoted by potassium or sodium tert-butoxide, without the addition of any exogenous transition metal species. These serendipitous discoveries are highlighted and summarized.
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