Water → 1-(4'-Methyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-2-yl)ethanone

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A vigorously stirred solution of 13.25 g (66 mmol) of 2-bromoacetophenone and 22.8 g (89 mmol) of 4-methylphenyltrimethylstannane in 190 mL of dimethylformamide under a nitrogen atmosphere was treated with 8.64 g (12 mmol) of bis(triphenylphosphine) palladium(II) chloride and the resulting mixture heated at 150° C. for 6 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled, poured into water (1000 mL) and the resultant suspension extracted with ethyl ether. The combined extracts were washed with water (4×), dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under vacuum. The residue was purified by preparative high pressure liquid chromatography on silica gel, eluting with hexane/ethyl acetate (10:1), to give 9.8 g (47 mmol, 71%) of the product as an oil. EI-MS: calculated for C15H14O 210: found 210 (M+). 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3): 1.98 (s, 3H), 2.37 (s, 3H), 7.20 (s, 4H), 7.3-7.5 (m, 4H).

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