Abstract We report a new application of the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction whereas two bifunctional reactants, 3, 8-dibromo-1, 10-phenanthroline and 3, 5- diethynylheptyloxylbenzene (9), yield 3, 8-bis (3-ethynyl-5-heptyloxyphenylethynyl)-1, 10- ...
[Davidson, James P.; Sarma, Keshab; Fishlock, Dan; Welch, Michael H.; Sukhtankar, Sunil; Lee, Gary M.; Martin, Michael; Cooper, Gary F. Organic Process Research and Development, 2010 , vol. 14, # 2 p. 477 - 480]