Sodium Acetate → 8-bromo-2-methoxy-6H-dibenzo[c,h]chromene

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A mixture of 1-(5-bromo-2-iodobenzyloxy)-6-methoxynaphthalene (5.0 g, 10.7 mmol) and sodium acetate (2.64 g, 32.1 mmol) in dimethylformamide (100 mL) was degassed with a stream of argon for 15 minutes. PdCl2(PPh3)2 was added and the reaction was heated to 110° C. After 16 hours the reaction was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with water and brine, dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated. The resulting residue was purified by flash column chromatography to yield 8-bromo-2-methoxy-6H-dibenzo[c,h]chromene (1.29 g, 35%).

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