Herein,
we describe a general method for the synthesis of unsymmetric
diarylmethanes from (hetero)aryl methyl halides and Sb-aryl stibines. This protocol shows a broad substrate scope and a
good functional group tolerance. Drug molecules, including beclobrate 3al and bifemelane 3as, and drug derivatives,
including celecoxib 3p, ibuprofen 3ao, and
probenecid 3ap, were efficiently synthesized on a gram
scale. The possible mechanism is proposed on the basis of the results
of control experiments.