P. Nguyen et al., FACILE ROUTE TO HIGHLY FLUORESCENT 9,10-BIS(P-R-PHENYLETHYNYL)ANTHRACENE CHROMOPHORES VIA PALLADIUM-COPPER CATALYZED CROSS-COUPLING, Synlett, (4), 1994, pp. 299-301
A series of 9,10-bis(p-R-phenylethynyl)anthracenes(6a-h) have been pre
pared in good yields via Pd(II)/Cu(I)-catalyzed cross-coupling reactio
ns of para-substituted phenylethynes (4a-h) and 9,10-diiodoanthracene
(5). Similarly, 1,4-bis(9-ethynylanthracenyl)benzene (8) and 4,4'-bis(
9-ethynylanthracenyl)biphenyl (9) were obtained from coupling reaction
s of 9-iodoanthracene (7) with 1,4-diethynylbenzene and 4,4''-diethyny
lbiphenyl respectively.