Ethanol → 2-(biphenyl-2-yl)-7-bromo-9,9-dimethyl-9H-fluorene

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A mixture of 35.2 g (100 mmol) of 2,7-dibromo-9,9-dimethyl-9H-fluorene, 21.8 g (110 mmol) of biphenyl-2-ylboronic acid, 2.31 g (2 mmol) of Pd(PPh3)4, 75 ml of 2M Na2CO3, 150 ml of EtOH and 300 ml toluene was degassed and placed under nitrogen, and then heated at 100° C. for 12 h. After finishing the reaction, the mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature. The organic layer was extracted with ethyl acetate and water, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, the solvent was removed and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica to give product (26.8 g, 63.0 mmol, 63%) as a white solid.

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