Synthesis of Bridged Oligophenylenes from Fluorene. Part 1. Ter-and Quater-phenyls

CJ Kelley, A Ghiorghis, JM Kauffman

Index: Kelley, Charles J.; Ghiorghis, Alem; Kauffman, Joel M. Journal of Chemical Research, Miniprint, 1997 , # 12 p. 2701 - 2733

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Abstract

Alkylation and halogenation of fluorene give halogenated 9, 9-dialkylfluorenes, which are converted by Pd-catalysed coupling with aryl Grignard reagents into a series of ter-and quater-phenyls exhibiting strongly efficient fluorescence, useful solubility and photochemical stability.