4-(Trimethylsilyl)phenylboronic Acid (contains varying amounts of Anhydride) → 1,3,6,8-Tetrakis-(4-trimethylsilyl-phenyl)-pyrene

Reaction equation

Cl[C:2]1[C:15]2[C:16]3=[C:17]4[C:12](=[CH:13][CH:14]=2)[C:11](Cl)=[CH:10][C:9](Cl)=[C:8]4[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]3=[C:4](Cl)[CH:3]=1.[CH3:21][Si:22]([CH3:33])([CH3:32])[C:23]1[CH:28]=[CH:27][C:26](B(O)O)=[CH:25][CH:24]=1.C(P(C(C)(C)C)[CH2:39][Si:40]([CH3:43])([CH3:42])[CH3:41])(C)(C)C.C(=O)([O-])[O-].[Cs+].[Cs+]>C1C=CC(/C=C/C(/C=C/C2C=CC=CC=2)=O)=CC=1.C1C=CC(/C=C/C(/C=C/C2C=CC=CC=2)=O)=CC=1.C1C=CC(/C=C/C(/C=C/C2C=CC=CC=2)=O)=CC=1.[Pd].[Pd].O.O1CCOCC1>[CH3:21][Si:22]([CH3:33])([CH3:32])[C:23]1[CH:28]=[CH:27][C:26]([C:2]2[C:15]3[C:16]4=[C:17]5[C:12](=[CH:13][CH:14]=3)[C:11]([C:26]3[CH:27]=[CH:28][C:23]([Si:22]([CH3:33])([CH3:32])[CH3:21])=[CH:24][CH:25]=3)=[CH:10][C:9]([C:26]3[CH:27]=[CH:28][C:23]([Si:22]([CH3:33])([CH3:32])[CH3:21])=[CH:24][CH:25]=3)=[C:8]5[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]4=[C:4]([C:2]3[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:39]([Si:40]([CH3:42])([CH3:41])[CH3:43])=[CH:4][CH:3]=3)[CH:3]=2)=[CH:25][CH:24]=1