4-Bromobenzophenone → 4-(2-Methylphenyl)benzophenone

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Reaction Steps

A 4 ml vial was charged with 4-bromobenzophenone (268 mg, 1.03 mmol), o-tolylboronic acid (152 mg, 1.12 mmol), KF (116 mg, 2.00 mmol), Pd(dba)2 (5.8 mg, 1 mol %), and Ph5FcP(t-Bu)2 (7.1 mg, 2 mol %). Anhydrous toluene (2 ml) was added to the mixture, and the vial was sealed with a cap containing PTFE septum and removed from the drybox. The reaction solution was stirred at room temperature for 18 h. After the starting aryl halide was consumed, the reaction solution was directly absorbed onto silica gel and the coupling product was isolated by eluting with hexane/ethyl acetate to give 275 mg (98%) of 4-(2-methylphenyl)benzophenone as a solid:

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