Potassium Carbonate → 9-Phenyl-9H,9'H-[3,3']bicarbazolyl

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A mixed solution of 20.9 g of 3-bromocarbazole, 15.0 g of 9-phenylcarbazole-3-boronic acid, 366 mg of palladium acetate, 300 mg of tris(2-methylphenyl)phosphine, 105 ml of a 2M aqueous potassium carbonate solution and 260 ml of dimethoxyethane was refluxed for 6 hours under a nitrogen flow. The solution was cooled to room temperature, and then extracted with 500 ml of tetrahydrofuran. The organic layer was washed with 100 ml of a saturated saline solution twice, dried over magnesium sulfate, and then evaporated. The resultant concentrate was purified by o-xylene recrystallization and then vacuum-dried to obtain 13.5 g of 9-phenyl-9H,9′H-3,3′-bicarbazole.

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