| abstract |
The invention relates to a method for producing vinyl, aryl and heteroaryl acetic acids and derivatives thereof by reacting vinyl, aryl or heteroaryl boron acids and the derivatives thereof with .alpha.-halo- or .alpha.- pseudohalo acetic acids and derivatives thereof, which include a substituent from the group of hydrogen, alkyl or vinyl, aryl and heteroaryl in the 2nd position, in the presence of a palladium catalyst, a base and water. Said method enables the preparation of a plurality of functionalised vinyl, aryl and heteroaryl acetic acids and the derivatives thereof. |