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Media. -In most cases, the coupling proceeds with success to produce the biaryl structures with good to excellent yields. In the case of 2,2'-disubstitution, no coupling takes place for the fluorinated substrates (VII), whereas a moderate yield is possible for the dimethyl analogue (IX) in a THF/water mixture. -(SANTOS-FILHO, E. F.; SOUSA, J. C.; BEZERRA, N. M. M.; MENEZES*, P. H.; OLIVEIRRA, R. A.; Tetrahedron Lett. 52 (2011) 41, 5288-5291, http://dx.