A Pd/norbornene/Cu cooperative catalysis for the efficient synthesis of 2-(arylthio)aryl ketones from aryl halides and thioesters has been developed. The first example of cooperative catalysis by palladium, norbornene, and copper, wherein the C(O)-S bond of thioesters is cleaved by a Pd(II) palladacycle with the assistance of CuI, has been observed.

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A Pd-catalyzed chemoselective Catellani reaction of iodopyrroles was developed. The rare chemoselectivity between two different aryl halides was realized by optimizing the kinetics of the different steps of this multicomponent process. The new developed method led to the rapid synthesis of rhazinal in a highly efficient manner.

Three-component cross-coupling cocatalyzed by palladium and norbornene is reported for the synthesis of biaryl atropisomers. This domino reaction gave optimal yield and enantioselectivity with a P,C-type ligand bearing axial chirality and P chiral center. The process showed advantages over traditional cross-coupling because of its step economy and its compatibility with readily available ortho-substituted aryl halides, which could, therefore, be used instead of continuously trisubstituted aryl halides.