The reactivity of Ticlopidine, which belongs to the thienopyridine drug family, in Pd-catalyzed CÀ H bond functionalization was investigated. The use of a palladiumdiphosphine catalyst associated to potassium acetate base in N,N-dimethylacetamide was found to promote the regioselective arylation at the C5-position of the Ticlopidine thienyl ring with aryl bromides in high yields. In the course of this reaction, no dechlorination or debenzylation of the 2chlorobenzyl group of Ticlopidine was observed. A wide Asian J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.91 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.86 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.64 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H), 4H), 7.42 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.34-7.22 (m, 2H), 6.89 (s, 1H), 3.92 (s, 2H), 3.75 (s, 2H), 3.03-2.95 (m, 4H). 13 4 5 6 7 8