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.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
60(8), P. 4158 - 4163
Published: Nov. 12, 2020
Abstract
An
inexpensive
and
new
triphenylphosphine‐based
palladacycle
has
been
developed
as
a
pre‐catalyst,
leading
to
highly
effective
Stille
cross‐coupling
reactions
in
water
under
mild
reaction
conditions.
Only
500–1000
ppm
of
Pd
suffices
for
couplings
involving
variety
aryl/heteroaryl
halides
with
aryl/hetaryl
stannanes.
Several
drug
intermediates
can
be
prepared
using
this
catalyst
aqueous
nanoreactors
formed
by
2
wt
%
Brij‐30
water.
Organic Process Research & Development,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
24(8), P. 1543 - 1548
Published: Aug. 3, 2020
The
technology
of
surfactant
chemistry
is
employed
for
amide
bond
construction
via
the
reaction
acyl
chlorides
with
amines
in
2
wt
%
TPGS-750-M
aqueous
solution.
Specifically,
this
highly
efficient
method
enables
a
chromatography-free
scalable
process
and
recycling
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
22(12), P. 4823 - 4827
Published: June 10, 2020
Challenging
Suzuki–Miyaura
cross
couplings
associated
with
novel
crop
protection
active
ingredients
from
Corteva
Agriscience,
Arylex
and
Rinskor,
can
be
performed
in
water
using
parts
per
million
(ppm)
levels
of
a
Pd
catalyst.
Each
coupling
required
distinct
set
reaction
conditions
to
achieve
maximum
selectivities
chemical
yields.
By
way
comparison,
this
chemistry
is
not
only
under
environmentally
responsible
aqueous
micellar
conditions,
but
also
involves
lowering
loadings
(3–5
times)
endangered
palladium
than
used
previously
attain
more
sustainable
process.
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.