“…Entry 17, 2-Methylbiphenyl: TLC R f = 0.59 (10% Et 2 O/pentane); IR (CCl 4 ) 3063 (m), 3025 (m), 2963 (w), 2925 (m), 2869 (w), 1600 (s), 1550 (s); 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ 2.27 (s, 3H), 7.22−7.44 (m, 9H); 13 C NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ 21.9, 124.6, 127.5, 128.3, 129.0, 138.7, 141.6; LRMS 169 ((M + 1), 20), 168 ((M + ), 100), 167 (85), 165 (41), 153 (34), 152 (28); HRMS (EI) calcd for C 13 H 12 168.0939 (M + ), found 168.0937. The IR, 1 H NMR, and HRMS are identical to the spectral data found in ref .…”