Water → 4,4'-(3,3'-bipyridine-6,6'-diyl)bis(N,N-diphenylaniline)

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A mixture of 1 (3.05 g, 7.59 mmol), 2 (3.40 g, 7.59 mmol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (0.438 g, 0.379 mmol), Na2CO3 (7.42 g, 70.0 mmol), H2O (70 mL) and THF (115 mL) was degassed with argon for about 1.25 h while stirring. The stirring reaction mixture was then maintained under argon at 80° C. for about 65 h. Upon confirming consumption of the starting materials by TLC (SiO2, CH2Cl2), the reaction was cooled to room temperature (RT) and poured over CH2Cl2 (400 mL). The organics were then washed with sat. NaHCO3, H2O and brine, dried over MgSO4, filter and concentrated in vacuo. Purification of the crude product via flash chromatography (SiO2, 100% CH2Cl2 to 49:1 CH2Cl2-acetone) provided 3 (3.98 g, 82% yield) as a yellow solid.

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