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Synthesis 1992; 1992(9): 819-820
DOI: 10.1055/s-1992-26232
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An Expedient Preparation of 9-Fluorenylmethanol

J. Michael Chong* , Gilles Lajoie, Michael W. Tjepkema
  • *Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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17 September 2002 (online)

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Lithiation of fluorene in tetrahydrofuran with butyllithium followed by reaction with paraformaldehyde provides a convenient one-pot preparation (~70% isolated yield) of 9-fluorenylmethanol. The yield of 9-fluorenylmethanol is critically dependent on stoichiometry and reaction times.

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