Bromobenzene → Triphenylamine

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Reaction Steps

A typical procedure is given for the reaction of Entry 1 in Table 2. A 4 ml vial was charged with bromobenzene (171 mg, 1.10 mmol), diphenylamine (169 mg, 1.00 mmol), Pd(dba)2 (5.9 mg, 1 mol %), Ph5FcP(t-Bu)2(7.1 mg, 2 mol %), and sodium tert-butoxide (144 mg, 1.50 mmol). Anhydrous toluene (1 ml) was added into the mixture, and the vial was then sealed with a cap containing PTFE septum. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. After the starting aryl halide was consumed detected, as determined by GC, the reaction solution was directly absorbed onto silica gel, and the product was isolated by eluting with hexane/ethyl acetate to give 244 mg (99%) of triphenylamine as a white solid. Reaction of chlorobenzene (62 mg, 0.55 mmol) with diphenylamine (85 mg, 0.50 mmol) proceeded at 80° C. over 21 h to give triphenylamine (121 mg, 98%).

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