Tris(1,1-dimethylethyl)phosphine → 2-(2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl)-1H-indene

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A mixture of 50.0 ml (20.0 mmol) of 0.4 M mesitylmagnesium bromide in THF, 230 mg (0.40 mmol) of Pd(dba)2, 162 mg (0.80 mmol) of PtBu3, and 3.90 g (20.0 mmol) of 2-bromo-1H-indene was stirred for 48 h at ambient temperature. Then, to the resulting mixture 200 ml of brine was added. The organic layer was separated, and the aqueous layer was extracted with 3×100 ml of ether. The combined organic fractions were dried over K2CO3 and then evaporated to dryness. The product was isolated by flash chromatography on Silica Gel 60 (40-63 um, d 30 mm, 1 300 mm, eluent: hexanes-dichloromethane, 20:1, vol.). Yield 3.19 g (68%) of white solid.

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