2-Aminobiphenyl → N-[1,1'-Biphenyl]-2-YL-4-dibenzofuranamine

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Reaction Steps

Toluene (250 mL) was bubbled with nitrogen for 15 min, followed by addition of 2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,6′-dimethoxybiphenyl (1.7 g, 4.2 mmol), and Pd2(dba)3 (1.0 g, 1.1 mmol). The mixture was bubbled with nitrogen for 15 min, then [1,1′-biphenyl]-2-amine (3.4 g, 20.0 mmol), 4-iododibenzo[b,d]furan (10.3 g, 35.0 mmol), and sodium tert-butoxide (6.7 g, 70.0 mmol) were added. The mixture was bubbled with nitrogen for 15 min and refluxed for 24 h. After cooling, the reaction mixture was filtered through a silica pad and washed with DCM. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was purified by flash chromatography using 25% DCM/hexane (containing 0.75% triethylamine) to yield N-([1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)dibenzo[b,d]furan-4-amine (11.8 g, 98% yield) as a colorless oil.

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