4-Bromophenylacetonitrile undergoes reduction using 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane activated by a non-toxic titanium(IV) isopropoxide to yield 4-bromophenylethylamine4-Bromophenylacetonitrile has been used in the synthesis of : ? new fluorene-based alternating polymers ? light-emitting copolymer, poly(N 4,N 4-bis-(4-phenyl)-N 4,N 4′-bis-[4-(2-ethylhexyloxy)phenyl]-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine-co-1,2-bis(4′-phenyl)-1-(9′′,9′′-dihexyl-3-fluorenyl)ethane) using a Yamamoto coupling reaction ? N-methyl-3,4-bis(4-(N-(1-naphthyl)phenylamino)phenyl)maleimide, a novel non-doped red organic light-emitting diode (OLED) material 4-Bromophenylacetonitrile undergoes reduction using 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane activated by a non-toxic titanium(IV) isopropoxide to yield 4-bromophenylethylamine 4-Bromophenylacetonitrile has been used in the synthesis of : ? new fluorene-based alternating polymers ? light-emitting copolymer, poly(N 4,N 4-bis-(4-phenyl)-N 4,N 4′-bis-[4-(2-ethylhexyloxy)phenyl]-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine-co-1,2-bis(4′-phenyl)-1-(9′′,9′′-dihexyl-3-fluorenyl)ethane) using a Yamamoto coupling reaction ? N-methyl-3,4-bis(4-(N-(1-naphthyl)phenylamino)phenyl)maleimide, a novel non-doped red organic light-emitting diode (OLED) material