“…1‐(4′‐Methoxybiphenyl‐2‐yl)ethanone (3n): 23 Following the general procedure, using 2′‐chloroacetophenone (0.50 mmol) and (4‐methoxyphenyl)boronic acid (0.60 mmol), after 14 h at 80 °C, flash chromatography ( n ‐hexane/ethyl acetate, 15:1) gave 41.0 mg (0.181 mmol, 36 %) of the title compound as a pale‐yellow oil. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ = 7.53 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1 H), 7.49 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1 H), 7.39 (dd, J = 6.8, 6.8 Hz, 2 H), 7.28 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2 H), 6.97 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 2 H), 3.86 (s, 3 H), 2.03 (s, 3 H) ppm.…”