ISSN 1017-2548(Print)
ISSN 2234-8530(Online)
Volume 30, Number 2
JKCSEZ 30(2)
April 20, 1986 

(E,E)-p-Phenylene diacrylic acid derivatives were prepared in moderate to good yields by the palladium catalyzed vinylation of 4-bromoiodobenzene or 4-diiodobenzene with 2 equiv of acrylic acid derivatives in the presence of triethylamine. 4-Diiodobenzene was more reactive than 4-bromoiodobenzene in the above reactions and the reactions were proceeded stereospecifically. (E,E)-p-Phenylene diacrylic acid derivatives and several other 1,4-diolefinic aromatic compounds were also synthesized by utilizing the selective vinylation of 4-bromoiodobenzene.