Tetrahydrofuran → HCID 21954381, compound

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Reaction Steps

A 100-ml Kolben equipped with a stirrer and a condenser was charged under a nitrogen stream with 18 g (15.6 mmol) of 4-(carbazol-9-yl)-4′-(3-formylcarbazol-9-yl)-biphenyl prepared above and 800 ml of tetrahydrofuran. Sodium tetrahydroborate (0.65 g, 17.2 mmol) was introduced at room temperature into the above mixture, and the mixture was stirred for one hr. Thereafter, 160 ml of methanol was introduced into the reaction solution, and the mixture was stirred for 3 hr. The solvent was distilled off, and the residue was dissolved in 500 ml of toluene. The solution was washed with water, and the solvent was then distilled off to give 4-(carbazol-9-yl)-4′-(3-hydroxymethylcarbazol-9-yl)-biphenyl (7.9 g, yield 98.4%).

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