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Cross-coupling reactions are usually associated with the metals of boron (Suzuki-Miyaura), zinc (Negishi), tin (Stille), and copper (Sonogashira) along with magnesium (Kumada).1 As a viable alternative to these metals the Hiyama-Denmark cross-coupling reactions involve organosilicon reagents as the nucleophilic partner in C-C bond forming cross-coupling protocols. The organosilanes have several advantages, including being readily prepared by a variety of approaches, excellent storage stability, ease of removal or recycling of the organosilane by-products, good functional group toleration, and low to non-toxicity profiles. The organosilane cross-coupling chemistry has been thoroughly reviewed.2 The use of sodium and potassium silanolates as the nucleophilic partner in the silicon-based cross-coupling transformations has been shown to be of practical utility.3

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