Carbazole → HCID 178478525, compound

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Complex Preparation (Steps 1 and 2). Carbazole (5.0 g, 30 mmol) is stirred in a flask under an atmosphere of nitrogen in a dry box for 15 min. Toluene (120 mL) is added, and the mixture is stirred for 30 min. n-Butyllithium (12 mL of 2.5 M solution in hexane, 30 mmol) is added by syringe over 5 min. to the stirred carbazole solution. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 2 h. The mixture turns light pink, and the slurry becomes thick, requiring vigorous stirring. Zirconium tetrachloride (3.50 g, 15 mmol) and more toluene (25 mL) are added to the flask, and the mixture turns brown. Stirring is continued at room temperature for another 18 h, after which the mixture is black-brown-green. Solvents are removed under a flow of nitrogen, and the residue is vacuum dried for 3 h. A yellow solid (9.25 g) that contains 81 wt. % of the desired bis(carbazolyl) complex (15.1 wt. % Zr) is isolated.

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