The hydroarylation of unactivated olefins effected by Pt(II) precatalysts was found to proceed through the in situ production of protic acid followed by a Friedel−Crafts mechanism. The reaction was investigated using the hindered base 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylpyridine and a variety of substrates.
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