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Synfacts 2011(8): 0845-0845  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1260699
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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A Radically Different Approach to the Synthesis of Bifluorenes

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Jason R. Cox
M. H. Al-Afyouni, T. A. Huang, F. Hung-Low, C. A. Bradley*
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA
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20 July 2011 (online)

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This work describes a radical-based approach to the synthesis of sterically congested bifluorene molecules mediated by cobalt(II) chloride. This simple strategy provides access to a diverse set of bifluorene compounds that can be further elaborated via bromination and subsequently be used as monomers in polymerization reactions.