Reactant for preparation of:• ;Thienylpyridyl garlands via cross-coupling with heteroaryl halides1• ;Arenes via nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling with potassium aryl- and heteroaryl trifluoroborates2• ;Meso-substituted ABCD-type porphyrins by functionalization reactions3• ;Analogs of (acetylamino)(dimethylpyrazol)(pyridyl)pyrimidines as A2A adenosine receptor antagonists for the treatment of Parkinson′s disease4• ;5-hydroxy-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-4-ones boronate-amine complexes via heterocyclization with α-oxocarboxylic acids followed by subsequent complexation5&