“…Subsequently, toluene was removed, and the solid residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography using 2–4% CH 2 Cl 2 in hexane, yielding 9,9′-bianthryl as a pale-yellow crystalline solid (6.6 g, 91%). Mp 311–315 °C (lit 314 °C ,, ); R f 0.47 in hexane; 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CD 2 Cl 2 ) δ 7.03 (ddd, J = 8.8, 1.2. 0.8 Hz, 4H, 1/1′/8/8′-H), 7.13 (ddd, J = 8.8, 6.6, 1.2 Hz, 4H, 2/2′/7/7′-H), 7.45 (ddd, J = 8.4, 6.6, 1.0 Hz, 4H, 3/3′/6/6′-H), 8.16 (ddd, J = 8.4, 0.8, 0.4 Hz, 4H, 4/4′/5/5′-H), 8.71 (s, 2H, 10/10′-H); 13 C NMR (100 MHz, CD 2 Cl 2 ) δ 125.4, 125.9, 126.6, 127.4, 128.7, 131.6, 131.7, 133.0.…”