Nitrobenzene → HCID 18510034, compound

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In a flask were 9-α-naphthylanthracene and an equivalent amount of N-bromosuccinimide, and the reaction mixture was stirred overnight and then filtered. The filtrate was passed through a column filled with alumina. Chloroform was evaporated from the solution under a reduced pressure, and then the residue was recrystallized from petroleum ether, to give 10-chloro-9-α-naphthylanthracene. Then, in a three-necked flask were placed 10-chloro-9-α-naphthylanthracene, an equivalent amount of di-p-tolylamine, an equivalent amount of potassium carbonate, copper powder and nitrobenzene, and the mixture was stirred at 200° C. for 30 hours. After completion of the reaction, toluene was added to the mixture. The mixture was filtered to remove inorganics. Toluene and nitrobenzene were evaporated under a reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel eluting with a 1:2 mixture of toluene and ligroin, to give 10-di-p-tolylamino-9-α-naphthylanthracene.

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