“…2‐[2‐(4‐Fluorobenzene)]phenylpyridine (3 e) : Prepared according to the general procedure to afford 3 e as a white solid (57 mg, 72 % yield). R f =0.30 (EtOAc/hexanes=1:8); m.p.=102–105 °C; IR (KBr): =3006, 2924, 1900, 1728, 1583, 1456, 1423, 1217, 1092, 839, 750, 557 cm −1 ; 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ =8.62 (s, 1 H), 7.73–7.60 (m, 1 H), 7.50–7.35 (m, 4 H), 7.16–7.05 (m, 3 H), 6.97–6.81 ppm (m, 3 H); 13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ =161.9 ( J C−F =224.0 Hz), 159.1, 149.5, 139.5, 137.3, 135.4, 131.2 ( J C−F =8.0 Hz), 130.5, 130.4, 128.6, 127.8, 125.3, 121.5, 115.1, 114.9 ppm; HRMS (ESI) m / z : calcd for C 17 H 13 FN: 250.1027 [ M +H] + ; found: 250.1026.…”