9-Phenylanthracene → 9-Bromo-10-phenyl-anthracene

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Reaction Steps

6.0 g (23.7 mmol) of 9-phenylanthracene was dissolved in 80 ml of carbon tetrachloride. A solution of 3.80 g (21.1 mmol) of bromine dissolved in 10 ml of carbon tetrachloride was delivered dropwise into that reaction solution by a dropping funnel. After the dropping was complete, the mixture was stirred for 1 hour at room temperature. After the reaction, a sodium thiosulfate solution was added to stop the reaction. An organic layer was washed with a NaOH solution and a saturated saline solution, and dried with magnesium sulfate. After natural filtration, concentration and dissolving in toluene were conducted. Then, filtration was done through Florisil, Celite and alumina. The filtrate was concentrated, then recrystallized with dichloromethane and hexane. The target substance, 9-bromo-10-phenylanthracene, was obtained in the form of a pale yellow solid, weighing 7.0 g in a yield of 89% (synthesis scheme (j-4)).

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