Palladium-catalysed cross-coupling reactions between organo-metallic reagents and organic electrophiles are important transformations in organic synthesis. 1 Nevertheless, despite the fact that the importance of cross-coupling reactions in the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds is indisputable, the applicability of these transformations in the synthesis of lipids has been limited. In particular, alkyl–alkyl cross-coupling reactions of unactivated alkyl halides ...
