| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - The present invention also describes a novel process for the synthesis of compounds of the type H{ligand1-C2H4-ligand2}H. For example, 2-(9-fluorenyl)ethanol, abbreviated as H{flu-CH2???CH2???OH}, in a hydrocarbon solvent such as toluene, heptane or cyclohexane or mixtures of such solvents, is treated with exactly one equivalent of a base having sufficient basicity to deprotonate the hydroxyl grou
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