The use of catalytic cross-coupling methodologies for preparing aryl functionalised heterocycles with pharmaceutical, agrochemical, materials and supramolecular applications is a burgeoning field of study. 1 In particular, the so-called Suzuki reaction, 2 which involves the palladium catalysed cross-coupling of heteroaryl-halides with aryl boronic acids, has received considerable recent attention. We are particularly interested in exploiting the versatility of the Suzuki cross- ...