Results Feasibility. To establish feasibility for synthesizing binaphthyl compounds by nucleophilic aromatic substitutions, model reactions of 1 with several naphthyl or- ganometallic reagents were studied. Compound 1 was!!!! oa!! prepared by standard pro~ eduresl~~ J~ from l-methoxy-2-naphthoic acid. ls When treated with 2 or 3 in benzene at 80" C in the presence of Ni (Ph3P) 2C12 catalyst, 16 6 (96%) and 7 (80%) were formed, ...