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Abstract
A facile synthesis of bibenzyl derivatives by reductive homocoupling reaction is described. Treatment of benzyl halides with metallic iron powder in the presence of a catalytic amount of cuprous salt in aqueous media gives bibenzyls in good yields.
Acknowledgment
We are grateful to Xuebin Wang for his guidance during this research and Cong Zhang for his assistance on this manuscript.