Water → 2-bromo-1-(8-bromo-6H-dibenzo[c,h]chromen-2-yl)ethanone

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A solution of 8-bromo-6H-dibenzo[c,h]chromen-2-yl trifluoromethanesulfonate (780 mg, 1.7 mmol) and tributyl(1-ethoxyvinyl)stannane (0.86 mL, 2.6 mmol) in dimethylformamide was degassed with a stream of argon for 15 minutes. PdCl2(dppe) (50 mg, 0.086 mmol) was added and the reaction was stirred at room temperature. After 30 hours, water (1 mL) and N-bromosuccinimide (756 mg, 4.2 mmol) were sequentially added to the reaction. After stirring for 2.5 hours at room temperature the reaction was diluted with dichloromethane. The organics were washed with 5% aqueous LiCl solution, saturated aqueous NaHCO3 solution, and brine. After the organic layer was dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated, the crude material was recrystallized from dichloromethane and hexanes to yield 2-bromo-1-(8-bromo-6H-dibenzo[c,h]chromen-2-yl)ethanone (518 mg, 57%).

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