“…13 C{ 1 H} NMR (CDCl 3 , 100 MHz) d 155.7 (d, 1 J FC = 267.7 Hz), 137.9, 134.9 (d, 3 J FC = 4.2 Hz), 133.9 (d, 2 J FC = 8.7 Hz), 124.7 (d, 3 J F-C = 2.5 Hz), 119.8 (d, 2 J F-C = 21.5 Hz). 19 3,3 0 -Difluoro-4,4 0 -dinitrobiphenyl (5 [7,7]) 95 . Following the general procedure, biphenyl 5 [7,7] (1.064 g, 3.800 mmol, 35% yield; 31-42% yield for several runs) was obtained from 2-fluoro-4-iodo-1-nitrobenzene 79 Preparation of N 0 ,N 0 0 0 -(dinitrobiphenyldiyl)bis(pivalohydrazides) 6[m,n]: a general procedure A solution of difluoro-dinitrobiphenyl 5[m,n] (1 mmol, 1 equiv.)…”