Abstract The reaction of different functionalised organolithium compounds 2, 5, 8, and 13 [easily prepared by DTBB-catalysed lithiation of isochromane (1), phthalane (4), 2, 3- dihydrobenzofuran (7) and 1-chloro-3, 3-diethoxypropane (12), respectively] with an equimolecular amount of zinc bromide, followed by reaction with an aryl or an alkenyl bromide in the presence of a catalytic amount of [Pd (PPh 3) 4] or [Pd (PPh 3) 2 (OAc) 2](5 ...
