Sterically hindered biaryl structures exist in many biologically important natural products,[1] and they also serve as pivotal frameworks for efficient ligands in homogenous catalysis.[2] Their syntheses have attracted a great deal of interest. The palladium-catalyzed Suzuki– Miyaura cross-coupling reaction [3–5] to construct biaryl compounds is particularly attractive owing to its versatility and compatibility with various functional groups. However, the ...
