1-bromopyrene (2 g, 7.11 mmol) and phenylboronic acid (1.40 g, 14.30 mmol) were put into a 2-neck round bottom flask filled with 80 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran and stirred. Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium (0.41 g, 5 mol %), 20 g of potassium carbonate and 80 ml of distilled water were added into the same flask, which was then subjected to reflux at a temperature of 100° C. for 24 hours. After completion of the reaction, the tetrahydrofuran was removed and thusly generated solid was filtered. The filtered solid was recrystallized by dichloromethane and ethanol, thereby synthesizing 1-phenylpyrene (1.84 g, 93%).
