Add 4-iodoacetophenone (246 mg, 1 equivalent, 1 mmol), acrylic acid (100 μL, 1.5 equivalents, 1.5 mmol), sodium carbonate (Na2CO3, 318 mg, 3 equivalents, 3 mmol), PdCl2 (2 mg, 0.01 equivalents, 0.01 mmol), and water (5 mL, 0.2 M) to a round bottom flask (~ 20 mL) equipped with a magnetic stir bar. Heat the reaction to approximately 100 °C and stir until complete consumption of 4-iodoacetoph…