Potassium Carbonate → 3-(Dibenzothiophen-4-yl)-9H-carbazole

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In a 200-mL three-neck flask were put 3.0 g (12 mmol) of 3-bromocarbazole, 2.8 g (12 mmol) of dibenzothiophene-4-boronic acid, and 150 mg (0.5 mol) of tri(ortho-tolyl)phosphine, and the air in the flask was replaced with nitrogen. To this mixture were added 40 mL of toluene, 40 mL of ethanol, and 15 mL (2.0 mol/L) of an aqueous potassium carbonate solution. In the flask, the mixture was degassed by being stirred under reduced pressure. After the degassing, replacement with nitrogen was performed, and 23 mg (0.10 mmol) of palladium(II) acetate was added to this mixture, and then the mixture was refluxed at 110° C. for 3 hours. After the reflux, the mixture was cooled to room temperature, and then the precipitated solid was collected by suction filtration. The collected solid was dissolved in 100 mL of toluene, and this solution was filtered through Celite (produced by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., Catalog No. 531-16855), Florisil (produced by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., Catalog No. 540-00135), and alumina. The solid obtained by concentration of the obtained filtrate was recrystallized from toluene/hexane, so that 1.4 g of a white solid, which was the object of the synthesis, was obtained in 32% yield. The synthesis scheme of Step 1 is illustrated in (a-1).

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