Iridium-catalyzed Decarbonylative Coupling of Acyl Fluorides with Arenes and Heteroarenes via C-H Activation

The first method for decarbonylative direct arylation using acyl fluorides is reported. This reaction proceeds, only when acyl fluorides are used, and other acyl halides cannot be used. The reaction can be applied to the direct arylation of a variety of substrates, including xylene, quinoline, and benzothiophene.