“…Thus, the reaction is suitable for not only academic laboratories but also industrial processes. The scope of the Suzuki reaction for synthetic applications (particularly, the syntheses of natural products, biologically active pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, and polymers for electronic applications) have been surveyed in several excellent reviews. ,,− Over the past decade, our group has engaged in pesticide discovery, and we have recently reported the synthesis of bioactive heterocycles, i.e., bulky 4-substituted isatins, functionalized 6-arylsalicylates, 6-substituted-thiosalicylates, 4-substituted pyrazoles, N -(pyridin-2-ylmethyl) substituent biphenyl-4-sulfonamides, and N -quinolyl biaryl carboxamides, via microwave-assisted Suzuki cross-couplings. The Suzuki coupling is widely applied in the synthesis of agrochemicals, with the most prominent examples being the synthesis of the fungicides boscalid 26 , bixafen 33 , fluxapyroxad 36 , kresoxim-methyl 41 , and pyriofenone 47 ; the insecticide bifenazate 52 , the herbicide halauxifen-methyl 56 , and the pheromone bombykol 59 .…”