- Reactants
- 9,10-dibromoanthracene; 9-anthracene boronic acid
- Product
- 9,10-bis(9-anthracenyl)anthracene
- Catalyst
- PdCl2
- Base/acid
- KOH
- Conditions
- room temperature, overnight
- Yield/conversion
- 0%
- Evidence
- 1H NMR aromatic region consistent with mono-substituted product; column isolation gave mono-substituted product; TLC showed reaction but messy; no clear evidence for bis-coupled product.