“…1‐Nitro‐4‐(phenylethynyl)benzene ( 3 j ) [CAS: 1942‐30‐9]: According to the general procedure by using 1‐iodo‐4‐nitrobenzene (125 mg, 0.5 mmol), ethynylbenzene (51 mg, 0.6 mmol), Pd/ICCP (9 mg, 0.005 mmol), and potassium carbonate (138 mg, 1.0 mmol) in EtOH (6 mL) for 4 h to afford 3 j (101.6 mg, 0.44 mmol, 91 %) as a white solid. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ =8.21 (d, J= 8.7 Hz, 2 H), 7.66 (d, J= 8.8 Hz, 2 H), 7.56 (dd, J= 5.9, 2.6 Hz, 2 H), 7.46–7.32 ppm (m, 3 H); 13 C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ =147.11, 132.37, 131.96, 130.37, 129.40, 128.66, 123.74, 122.23, 94.83, 87.68 ppm; GC–MS: m / z : 222.9.…”