Carbazole → 9-(3-Bromophenyl)-9H-carbazole

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The 200 ml round-bottom flask equipped with reflux condenser and magnetic stirrer was charged with carbazole (14.75 g, 88 mmol), 3-iodobromobenzene (25.0 g, 88 mmol), Pd2(dba)3 (0.8 g, 0.85 mmol) and dppf (1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene, 0.98 g, 1.8 mmol), sodium t-buthoxide (25 g, 265 mmol) and 100 ml of dry xylene. Reaction mixture was refluxed under N2 atmosphere for 48 hours, cooled down to room temperature and evaporated. The solid residue was subjected to column chromatography on silica (eluent —hexane/ethyl acetate 9/1) providing 11.7 g of 9-(3-bromophenyl) -9H-carbazole as white solid.

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