“…After 16 h, purification by column chromatography using 2% ethyl acetate in hexanes yielded 4fa (94 mg, 84%) as a white solid: 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 8.20 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 8.16 (d, J = 7.3 Hz, 2H), 7.85 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.80 (dd, J = 9.5, 2.7 Hz, 2H), 7.57−7.45 (m, 3H), 7.32 (td, J = 8.6, 2.6 Hz, 1H); 13 6,8-Dibromo-2-phenylquinoline (4ga). 44 GP 1 was followed using nickel catalyst 3 (4 mg, 2.0 mol %), (2-amino-3,5-dibromophenyl)methanol 1g (169 mg, 0.6 mmol), and acetophenone 2a (60 mg, 0.5 mmol). After 16 h, purification by column chromatography using 2% ethyl acetate in hexanes yielded 4ga (158 mg, 87%).…”