“…Bromophenylbenzaldehydes 2c and 2e were synthesised by Suzuki cross coupling reaction of 4-formylphenylboronic acid (1f) with 1,2-bromoiodobenzene (Aldrich) and 1,4-bromoiodobenzene (5a), respectively. The phosphoranes 3a, 8a 3b, 8b 3c 8a , 3d 8c and 5bromothienylcarbaldehyde (2f) 9 were prepared according to literature procedures. Compound 4b (Table 1) is a known compound.…”