Di-tert-butyl peroxide → 2,9-Di-t-butylphenanthridinone

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The above compound, N-formyl-2-amino-3′,5-di-t-butyl biphenyl (6.5 g, 21 mmol) was dissolved into 50 mL of chlorobenzene to which 5 equivalents of di-t-butyl peroxide was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 110° C. for 72 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in half and cooled to 0° C. The precipitate that formed was collected by vacuum filtration. The off-white solid was washed with hexanes to give 2,9-di-tert-butylphenanthridinone as determined by GCMS and not purified any further.

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