2,7-Bis(pyridin-3-ylethynyl)fluoren-9-one

2,7-bis(pyridin-3-ylethynyl)fluoren-9-one [(3-PyE)(2)FO] was synthesized in one step by the Sonogashira coupling reaction between 3-ethynylpyridine and 2,7-dibromofluoren-9-one. The title compound was fully characterized, and its crystal structure was determined through single-crystal XRD analysis.

Automated summary

2,7-bis(pyridin-3-ylethynyl)fluoren-9-one [(3-PyE)(2)FO] was synthesized via a one-step Sonogashira coupling reaction between 3-ethynylpyridine and 2,7-dibromofluoren-9-one. The compound was fully characterized and its crystal structure was determined using single-crystal XRD analysis.