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. 2021 Jul 9;12(32):10703–10709. doi: 10.1039/d1sc03125b

Condition screening for fluorene formation.

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Entry Solvent NaAuCl4·2H2O (mol%) Yielda (%)
1 CH2Cl2 10 >99
2 CH2Cl2 1 >99
3 1,4-Dioxane 10 94
4 1,4-Dioxane 1 15
5 THF 10 0
6 Acetone 10 0
7 DMF 10 0
8 CH3CN 10 0
9 DMSO 10 0
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Yields determined by HPLC. The reactions were performed with 300 nmol of compound 8 in 200 μL of solvents (1.5 mM), at room temperature for 1 hour. The reactions were run in triplicate and the average yields were shown.