ACS Macro Letters,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
9(8), P. 1167 - 1171
Published: July 31, 2020
Conjugated
semiconducting
polymers
are
key
materials
enabling
plastic
(opto)electronic
devices.
Research
in
the
field
has
a
generally
strong
focus
on
constant
improvement
of
backbone
structure
and
resulting
properties.
Comparatively
fewer
studies
devoted
to
improving
sustainability
synthetic
route
that
leads
material
under
scrutiny.
Exemplified
by
two
established
commercially
available
luminescent
poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene-alt-bithiophene)
(PF8T2)
poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene-alt-benzothiadiazole)
(PF8BT),
this
work
describes
first
examples
efficient
Suzuki-Miyaura
polycondensations
water,
ambient
environment,
with
minimal
amount
organic
solvent
moderate
heating.
The
approach
enables
reduction
E-factor
(mass
waste/mass
product)
1
order
magnitude,
without
negatively
affecting
molecular
weight,
dispersity,
chemical
structure,
or
photochemical
stability
PF8T2
PF8BT.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(12), P. 4237 - 4266
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
A
review
presenting
water
as
the
logical
reaction
medium
for
future
of
organic
chemistry.
discussion
is
offered
that
covers
both
"on
water"
and
"in
phenomena,
how
playing
unique
roles
in
each,
specifically
with
regard
to
its
use
synthesis.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
142(23), P. 10468 - 10476
Published: May 15, 2020
Sensitized
triplet–triplet
annihilation
(sTTA)
is
the
most
promising
mechanism
for
pooling
energy
of
two
visible
photons,
but
its
applications
in
solution
were
so
far
limited
to
organic
solvents,
with
a
current
maximum
excited-singlet
state
3.6
eV.
By
combining
tailor-made
iridium
complexes
naphthalenes,
we
demonstrate
blue-light
driven
upconversion
water
unprecedented
singlet-state
energies
approaching
4
The
annihilators
have
outstanding
excited-state
reactivities
enabling
challenging
photoreductions
by
sTTA.
Specifically,
found
that
an
aryl-bromide
bond
activation
can
be
achieved
blue
and
obtained
full
conversion
very
energy-demanding
decomposition
persistent
ammonium
compound
as
typical
pollutant,
not
only
cw
laser
also
LED
light
source.
These
results
provide
first
proof-of-concept
usage
low-power
sources
reactions
employing
blue-to-UV
pave
way
further
development
sustainable
light-harvesting
applications.
Organic Process Research & Development,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
26(8), P. 2240 - 2269
Published: July 11, 2022
This
Review
examines
parts
per
million
(ppm)
palladium
concentrations
in
catalytic
cross-coupling
reactions
and
their
relationship
with
mole
percentage
(mol
%).
Most
studies
chemistry
have
historically
focused
on
the
concentration
ratio
between
(pre)catalyst
limiting
reagent
(substrate),
expressed
as
mol
%.
Several
recent
papers
outlined
use
of
"ppm
level"
an
alternative
means
describing
reaction
systems.
led
us
to
delve
deeper
into
literature
assess
whether
is
a
practically
useful
descriptor
catalyst
quantities
palladium-catalyzed
reactions.
Indeed,
we
conjectured
that
many
could,
unknowingly,
employed
low
levels"
(pre)catalyst,
generally,
what
would
spread
ppm
look
like
across
selection
reported
vast
array
literature.
In
few
selected
examples,
examined
other
metal
systems
for
comparison
palladium.
Organic Process Research & Development,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
24(5), P. 841 - 849
Published: Dec. 2, 2019
With
a
growing
toolbox
of
surfactant-mediated
chemistry
in
water
and
an
increased
number
scaled-up
transformations
has
come
tremendous
learning
[for
example,
see:
Lipshutz,
B.
H.;
et
al.
The
Hydrophobic
Effect
Applied
to
Organic
Synthesis:
Recent
Synthetic
Chemistry
"in
Water".
Chem.
-
Eur.
J.
2018,
24
(26),
6672–6695].
These
opportunities
now
reside
within
few
expert
groups,
while
all
the
details
are
far
from
fully
understood
or
still
under
development,
substantial
know-how
been
gained
both
reaction
process
synthesis
design.
Herein
we
share
some
fundamental
principles
inherent
micellar
catalysis
illustrate
them
on
particularly
challenging
case
involving
Suzuki–Miyaura
cross-coupling.
complete
structures
active
pharmaceutical
ingredient
(API)
intermediates
not
disclosed
for
confidentiality
reasons
but
can
nevertheless
serve
as
illustrative
importance
factors
that,
unlike
traditional
organic
solvents,
be
crucial
successful
outcome
(e.g.,
lipophilicity).
API
used
example
this
discussion
bears
significant
commonality
with
large
other
targets
associated
formation
biphenyl
array
well
presence
amide
products
resulting
nucleophilic
aromatic
substitutions
(SNAr).
Hence,
look
utilize
these
prior
learnings
rapidly
apply
design
optimal
conditions
several
important
transformations.
Organics,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
3(1), P. 1 - 21
Published: Jan. 18, 2022
Cross-coupling
reactions
have
changed
the
way
complex
molecules
are
synthesized.
In
particular,
Suzuki–Miyaura
and
Buchwald–Hartwig
amination
given
opportunities
to
elegantly
make
pharmaceutical
ingredients.
Indeed,
these
at
forefront
of
both
stages
drug
development,
medicinal
chemistry,
process
chemistry.
On
one
hand,
chemists
a
resource
derivatize
core
compound
arrive
scaffold
rapidly.
other
cross
couplings
offered
smart
tool
synthesize
development
candidates
safely,
quickly,
efficiently.
Generally,
application
cross-coupling
is
broad.
This
review
will
specifically
focus
on
their
real
(pharma)
world
applications
in
large-scale
synthesis
appearing
last
three
years.
Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
64, P. 101681 - 101681
Published: Feb. 13, 2023
Micellar
catalysis
is
playing
a
major
role
in
green
chemistry
with
ever
increasing
applications
the
efficient
and
sustainable
preparation
of
natural
compounds,
drugs,
more
recently
organic
semiconductors
for
printed
electronics.Most
contributions
field
focus
on
developments
surfactants
suitable
formulative
conditions
capable
reproducingand
often
improvingthe
yield
reactions
commonly
performed
solvents.The
real
ambition
micellar
approach
goes
beyond
improvement
sustainability
existing
methods
aims
at
mimicking
not
only
efficiency
but
also
selectivity
enzymatic
catalysis.This
review
summarizes
relevant
examples
enabled,
efficient,
selective
transformations,
discusses
different
kind
processes
impacting
product
distribution
depending
details
state
achieved.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
9(12), P. 11647 - 11657
Published: Nov. 11, 2019
Various
monosubstitution
and
disubstitution
patterns
on
the
parent
biarylamine
skeleton
characteristic
of
palladacycles,
as
well
counterion
effect,
have
been
studied
while
looking
for
ways
to
increase
effectiveness
catalyst
formed
under
micellar
catalysis
conditions
in
water,
with
goal
reducing
amount
Pd
needed
coupling
reactions.
Several
substituted
palladacycles
containing
readily
accessible
ligands
were
chosen
evaluation.
The
results
indicate
that
(1)
preactivation
Pd(II)
salts
precursors
Suzuki–Miyaura
(SM)
couplings
via
treatment
a
agent
is
not
required;
(2)
reactions
could
be
performed
approximately
half
loading
Pd,
relative
previously
required
based
combination
salt
ligand;
(3)
most
effective
palladacycle
precatalyst
has
identified
an
isopropyl
group
both
aryl
ring
nitrogen,
together
ligand
EvanPhos
triflate
(P13).
This
also
other
C–C
bond-forming
reactions,
such
Heck
Sonogashira
couplings.
No
organic
solvents
these
processes,
aqueous
reaction
medium
recycled
several
times.
A
one-pot,
four-step
sequence
involving
Suzuki–Miyaura,
reduction,
alkylation,
acylation
highlights
potential
this
maximize
synthetic
gain
minimizing
costs
waste
generation.