Journal of Materials Chemistry C,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(37), P. 12525 - 12542
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Our
study
showcases
the
noteworthy
impact
of
mechanochemical
technology
on
synthesis
liquid
crystalline
molecules.
Particularly,
this
approach
offers
rapidly/sustainably
creation
ferroelectric-fluid
(NF/SmAF)
molecular
libraries.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(44)
Published: April 28, 2023
Mechanochemistry
provides
an
environmentally
benign
platform
to
develop
more
sustainable
chemical
processes
by
limiting
raw
materials,
energy
use,
and
waste
generation
while
using
physically
smaller
equipment.
A
continuously
growing
research
community
has
steadily
showcased
examples
of
beneficial
mechanochemistry
applications
at
both
the
laboratory
preparative
scale.
In
contrast
solution-based
chemistry,
mechanochemical
have
not
yet
been
standardized,
thus
scaling
up
is
still
a
nascent
discipline.
The
purpose
this
Minireview
highlight
similarities,
differences
challenges
various
approaches
that
successfully
applied
for
range
scales.
We
hope
provide
discussion
starting
point
those
interested
in
further
developing
commercial
use
and/or
industrialisation.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(12), P. 6823 - 6837
Published: March 9, 2023
Mechanochemical
synthesis
that
uses
transition-metal
catalysts
has
attracted
significant
attention
due
to
its
numerous
advantages,
including
low
solvent
waste,
short
reaction
times,
and
the
avoidance
of
problems
associated
with
solubility
starting
materials.
However,
even
though
mechanochemical
environment
is
largely
different
from
homogeneous
solution
systems,
catalysts,
which
were
originally
developed
for
use
in
solution,
have
been
used
directly
reactions
without
any
molecular-level
modifications
ensure
their
suitability
mechanochemistry.
Alas,
this
limited
development
more
efficient
cross-coupling
processes.
Here,
we
report
a
conceptually
distinct
approach,
whereby
mechanochemistry-directed
design
develop
ligands
Suzuki-Miyaura
reactions.
The
ligand
was
guided
by
experimental
observation
catalyst
deactivation
via
aggregation
palladium
species,
problem
particularly
prominent
solid-state
By
embedding
into
poly(ethylene
glycol)
(PEG)
polymer,
found
phosphine-ligated
palladium(0)
species
could
be
immobilized
fluid
phase
created
PEG
chains,
preventing
physical
mixing
crystalline
solid
thus
undesired
deactivation.
This
catalytic
system
showed
high
activity
polyaromatic
substrates
close
room
temperature.
These
usually
require
elevated
temperatures
reactive
presence
systems
conventional
such
as
SPhos.
present
study
hence
provides
important
insights
high-performance
potential
inspire
industrially
attractive,
almost
solvent-free
technologies.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(21)
Published: March 22, 2023
Birch
reduction
has
been
widely
used
in
organic
synthesis
for
over
half
a
century
as
powerful
method
to
dearomatize
arenes
into
1,4-cyclohexadiene
derivatives.
However,
the
conventional
reaction
using
liquid
ammonia
requires
laborious
procedures
ensure
inert
conditions
and
low
temperatures.
Although
several
ammonia-free
modifications
have
reported,
development
of
an
operationally
simple,
efficient,
scalable
protocol
remains
challenge.
Herein,
we
report
lithium-based
air
without
special
operating
ball-milling
technique.
This
is
characterized
by
its
operational
simplicity
extremely
short
time
(within
1
min),
probably
owing
situ
mechanical
activation
lithium
metal,
broad
substrate
scope,
no
requirement
dry
bulk
solvents.
The
potential
our
flash
also
demonstrated
efficient
bioactive
target
molecules
gram-scale
synthesis.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(44)
Published: Sept. 9, 2022
Abstract
The
use
of
temperature‐controlled
mechanochemistry
to
enable
the
mechanochemical
nickel‐catalyzed
Suzuki–Miyaura
coupling
is
herein
described.
Transitioning
from
a
capricious
room‐temperature
protocol,
through
heated,
PID‐controlled
programmable
jar
heater
manifold
was
required
deliver
an
efficient
method
for
aryl
sulfamates
(derived
ubiquitous
phenols)
and
boronic
acid
species.
Furthermore,
this
process
conducted
using
base‐metal
nickel
catalyst,
in
absence
bulk
solvent,
air/moisture
sensitive
reaction
set‐ups.
This
methodology
showcased
translation
large‐scale
twin‐screw
extrusion
enabling
200‐fold
scale
increase,
producing
decagram
quantities
C−C
coupled
material.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(41)
Published: July 20, 2022
In
sharp
contrast
to
the
use
of
conventional
magnesium-based
Grignard
reagents
(R-MgX),
application
calcium-based
heavy
(R-CaX)
in
organic
synthesis
remains
poorly
explored.
This
is
mainly
due
lack
experimentally
simple
ways
access
such
organocalcium
nucleophiles
from
readily
available
starting
materials
under
mild
conditions.
Here,
we
show
that
a
mechanochemical
technique
using
ball
milling
allows
generation
aryl
halides
and
commercially
calcium
metal
without
complicated
pre-activation
processes.
Notably,
all
experimental
operations
can
be
carried
out
air.
Our
operationally
protocol
enables
rapid
development
novel
cross-electrophile-coupling
reactions
mediated
by
arylcalcium
nucleophiles,
which
are
rather
difficult
reagents.
method
will
allow
synthetic
chemists
unique
reactivity
nucleophiles.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(34)
Published: May 31, 2022
Abstract
The
molecular
Suzuki
cross‐coupling
reaction
was
conducted
mechanochemically,
without
solvents,
ligands,
or
catalyst
powders.
Utilizing
one
catalytically
active
palladium
milling
ball,
products
could
be
formed
in
quantitative
yield
as
little
30
min.
In
contrast
to
previous
reports,
the
adjustment
of
parameters
led
complete
elimination
abrasion
from
thus
enabling
first
reported
systematic
analysis.
XPS,
situ
XRD,
and
reference
experiments
provided
evidence
that
ball
surface
location
catalysis,
allowing
a
mechanism
proposed.
versatility
approach
demonstrated
by
extending
substrate
scope
deactivated
even
sterically
hindered
aryl
iodides
bromides.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(13)
Published: Jan. 24, 2024
This
proof-of-concept
study
cements
the
viability
and
generality
of
mechanophotocatalysis,
merging
mechanochemistry
photocatalysis
to
enable
solvent-minimized
photocatalytic
reactions.
We
demonstrate
transmutation
four
archetypal
solution-state
reactions
a
environment
driven
by
combined
actions
milling,
light,
photocatalysts.
The
chlorosulfonylation
alkenes
pinacol
coupling
aldehydes
ketones
were
conducted
under
solvent-free
conditions
with
competitive
or
superior
efficiencies
their
analogues.
Furthermore,
decarboxylative
alkylations
are
shown
function
efficiently
conditions,
while
photoinduced
energy
transfer
promoted
[2+2]
cycloaddition
chalcone
experiences
significant
initial
rate
enhancement
over
its
variant.
work
serves
as
platform
for
future
discoveries
in
an
underexplored
field:
validating
that
is
not
only
generalizable
photocatalysis,
but
can
also
offer
valuable
advantages.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(48)
Published: Aug. 16, 2024
Abstract
The
rising
prospects
of
mechanochemically
assisted
syntheses
hold
promise
for
both
academia
and
industry,
yet
they
face
challenges
in
understanding
and,
therefore,
anticipating
respective
reaction
kinetics.
Particularly,
dependencies
based
on
variations
milling
equipment
remain
little
understood
globally
overlooked.
This
study
aims
to
address
this
issue
by
identifying
critical
parameters
through
kinematic
models,
facilitating
the
reproducibility
mechanochemical
reactions
across
most
prominent
mills
laboratory
settings,
namely
planetary
mixer
mills.
Through
a
series
selected
experiments
replicating
major
classes
organic,
organometallic,
transition
metal‐catalyzed,
inorganic
from
literature,
we
rationalize
independence
kinetics
when
accumulated
energy
criterion
is
met.
As
step
forward
facilitate
practicability
our
findings,
provide
freely
accessible
online
tool
[†]
that
allows
calculation
different
Our
work
advances
current
mechanochemistry
lays
foundation
future
rational
exploration
rapidly
evolving
field.
Green Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(6), P. 2279 - 2286
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
We
have
developed
the
first
electromagnetic
mill
(EMM)
promoted
mechanochemical
palladium-catalyzed
solid
state
cyanidation
of
aryl
bromides
using
non-toxic
K
4
[Fe(CN)
6
]
without
additional
heating.