Efficient cross-coupling, allowing a straightforward access to congested benzophenones, between aromatic aldehydes and potassium aryltrifluoroborates, is described in the presence of a rhodium/tri-tert-butylphosphane catalyst system and acetone as cosolvent.
[Ridd, John H.; Yousaf, Taher I.; Rose, John B. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2: Physical Organic Chemistry (1972-1999), 1988 , p. 1729 - 1734]