“…29 Purication by ash chromatography (petroleum ether): a white solid (66 mg, 41%), mp ¼ 95-96 C; 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): d 8.14 (d, J ¼ 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.84 (dd, J ¼ 8.0 Hz, J ¼ 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.52-7.43 (m, 2H), 7.39 (t, J ¼ 8.0 Hz, 3H), 7.28 (t, J ¼ 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.06 (d,J ¼ 8.0 Hz,2H), ppm; 13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ) : d 140.79, 136.69, 134.18, 131.09, 130.10, 128.77, 125.89, 123.79, 123.20, 120.31, 119.94, 109.98, ppm. 3,6-Di-tert-butyl-9-phenyl-9H-carbazole (2a). 30 Purication by ash chromatography (petroleum ether): a white solid (135 mg, 76%), mp ¼ 155 C; 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): d 8.23 (d,J ¼ 1.6 Hz,2H),4H),3H),7.42 (d,J ¼ 8.8 Hz,2H), 1.54 (s, 18H), ppm; 13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ): d 142. 84, 139.33, 138.26, 129.79, 127.01, 126.83, 123.63, 123.39, 116.26, 109.25, ppm. 3-Bromo-9-phenyl-9H-carbazole (2b).…”