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Alkylation and halogenation of fluorene give halogenated 9,9-dialkylfluorenes, which are converted by Pd-catalysed coupling with aryl Grignard reagents into a series of ter- and quater-phenyls exhibiting strongly efficient fluorescence, useful solubility and photochemical stability.
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