2-Bromo-4,6-diphenylpyrimidine 3.4 g (11 mmol), 9,10-diphenylanthracene-2-boronic acid 4.9 g (13 mmol) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium 0.25 g (0.22 mmol) were dissolved in 60 mL of 1,2-dimethoxyethane. A 2.0M sodium carbonate aqueous solution 30 mL was added thereto, and the solution was refluxed for 8 hours under argon atmosphere by heating. After finishing the reaction, the solution was filtered, and a solid matter obtained was washed with water, methanol and toluene to obtain 5.3 g (yield: 86%) of a greenish white solid matter. Mass spectral analysis of the above solid matter resulted in confirming that m/e was 560 versus a molecular weight of 560.23 and that it was the aimed compound 2.
