“…3‐Bomo‐4‐methoxybiphenyl (8na): 75 Following the general procedure, 8na obtained from 1n (366 mg, 1.5 mmol) and 7a (276 mg, 1.5 mmol) as a colourless solid; yield: 128 mg (32%), mp 80 °C; along with 9a [yield: 53 mg (23%)]. 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ =7.80 (d, J =2.2 Hz, 1 H), 7.59–7.47 (3 H), 7.43 (m, 2 H), 7.33 (m, 1 H), 6.97 (d, J =8.5 Hz, 1 H), 3.94 (s, 3 H); 13 C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ =155.4 (0), 139.5 (0), 135.3 (0), 132.0 (1), 128.9 (1), 127.3 (1), 127.1 (1), 126.8 (1), 112.2 (1), 112.1 (0), 56.4 (3); MS (EI): m / z =139 (48%), 219 (25%), 247 (43%), 262 ([M] + , 100%); HR‐MS (EI): m / z =261.9978, calcd.…”