“…138 mg (99%) of beige solid was obtained; mp: 160 °C (lit. 23 160–162 °C); 1 H NMR (400 MHz; DMSO-d 6 ; TMS): δ 8.74 (s, 1H, Ar), 8.42 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H, Ar), 8.00 (dd, J = 8.5 Hz, 4.1 Hz, 2H, Ar), 7.88 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 2H, Ar), 7.79 (appt, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H, Ar), 7.63 (appt, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, Ar), 7.45 (appt, J = 7.7 Hz, 3H, Ar), 7.34 (appt, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H, Ar), 5.97 (2H, s, ArCH 2 N); 13 C NMR (101 MHz; DMSO-d 6 ; TMS): δ 154.7, 148.4, 147.7, 137.8, 130.5, 130.3, 129.2, 128.8, 128.2, 127.8, 127.6, 127.2, 125.7, 120.2, 119.7, 56.5.…”