Toluene → Aluminum, triphenyl-

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To a suspension of AlCl3 (1.25 g, 9.4 mmol) in diisopropyl ether (20 mL) was added phenylmagnesium bromide (10.8 mL, 27 mmol, 2.5 M in Et2O) at 0-5° C. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3-4 hours. The solvent was removed using a high-vacuum pump affording a white solid. To the solid was added PhMe (15 mL) and the mixture was stirred for 15 min, and then the resulting slurry was filtered under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The clear filtrate was evaporated to about ⅓rd of the original volume and the resulting solid was filtered affording 1.36 g of crude product. A slurry of the crude product and PhMe (15 mL) was stirred, and was then filtered. The filtrate was evaporated to about ⅓rd of the original volume and the resulting solid was filtered affording the desired product (0.56 g, 18%).

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