“…[10] Biaryl ketones are highly valued as versatile synthetic intermediates and crucial building blocks in various fields including synthetic chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, agrochemicals, and frag-ment-based drug discovery (FBDD). They find widespread applications, such as in important herbicides I, [11] systemic fungicides II, [12] electrical material precursors III, [13] inhibitor agents IV, [14] and Leismanidal Lead V [15] (Scheme 2a). Traditionally, biaryl ketones are synthesized through the Friedel-Crafts acylation of aryl halides or acid anhydrides, typically requiring large quantities of Lewis acids.…”