Description 2-Chlorophenylzinc iodide is an organozinc compound, which can be used as a reactant in Negishi cross-coupling reaction to construct carbon-carbon bonds by reacting with organic halides using nickel or palladium catalysts.It can also be utilized as a reactant to prepare:Arylmethanes via rhodium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction with methyl halides.(2-chlorobenzyl)trimethylsilane by Rh-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction with (iodomethyl)trimethylsilane.Dichloro biphenyl by palladium catalyzed oxidative homocoupling reaction usingN-chlorosuccinimide (NCS) or O2as the oxidant.