Phenylacetylene → Diphenylacetylene

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Reaction Conditions

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To an ethanol solution (3 ml) containing iodobenzene (102 mg), phenylacetylene (56.1 mg), and potassium carbonate (138 mg) the mesh catalyst precursor (12 mm by 14 mm, wire diameter of 0.1 mm, opening of 0.154 mm) prepared in Example 3 was added to be heated for 12 hours at 80° C. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, and the mesh catalyst precursor was washed with ethanol to be taken off from the mixture. The solvent was distilled away from the reaction mixture under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (n-hexane) to give an intended product, diphenylacetylene with 15% yield.

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