Water → Biphenyl

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Reaction Steps

1.57 g (10 mmol) of bromobenzene and 4.15 g (30 mmol) of K2CO3 are added to a solution of 1.83 g (15 mmol) of phenylboronic acid in 20 ml of tetrahydrofuran. After the mixture has been stirred at room temperature for 15 minutes, 0.21 g (0.15 mmol) of [{Pd[P(C2F5)2O]2H}2(μ-Cl)2], prepared in accordance with Example 13, is added, and the reaction mixture is heated under reflux for 3 hours. After cooling and addition of 100 ml of water, the reaction mixture is extracted with 200 ml of hexane. The organic phase is washed with water and dried using MgSO4. After filtration and removal of the solvent (in vacuo), 0.99 g of biphenyl is isolated as a white solid. The yield is 64%, based on the bromobenzene employed.

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