1641-09-4Relevant articles and documents
Benzodithiophene-thiophene-based photovoltaic polymers with different side-chains
Nguyen, Thanh Luan,Song, Seyeong,Ko, Seo-Jin,Choi, Hyosung,Jeong, Ji-Eun,Kim, Taehyo,Hwang, Sungu,Kim, Jin Young,Woo, Han Young
, p. 854 - 862 (2015)
A series of benzodithiophene-thiophene-based alternating copolymers were synthesized with different side-chains, and their photovoltaic characteristics were examined. The choice of solubilizing side-chains influences significantly the chain conformation, frontier orbital energy levels, intermolecular organization, and the resulting optical, morphological, and photovoltaic properties. The incorporation of an e-withdrawing carbonyl group in the side-chain decreased the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO, ca. -5.4 eV) level and improved the chain planarity through intrachain hydrogen bonding. The shortest π-π stacking distance (3.72 ?) was also measured for the alkylcarbonyl-substituted BDTCOT:PC71BM blended film by two dimensional grazing incidence X-ray scattering. With compared to other polymers, the BDTCOT:PC71BM device showed a substantially improved open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current density, leading to a 4.66% power conversion efficiency. The side-chains need to be designed to be multifunctional to induce a deep HOMO level and chain planarity (for interchain ordering) as well as good solution processability.
Recyclable and Reusable Pd(OAc)2/XPhos–SO3Na/PEG-400/H2O System for Cyanation of Aryl Chlorides with Potassium Ferrocyanide
Cai, Mingzhong,Huang, Bin,Liu, Rong,Xu, Caifeng
, (2021/12/03)
Pd(OAc)2/XPhos–SO3Na in a mixture of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG-400) and water is shown to be a highly efficient catalyst for the cyanation of aryl chlorides with potassium ferrocyanide. The reaction proceeded smoothly at 100 or 120?oC with K2CO3 or KOAc as base, delivering a variety of aromatic nitriles in good to excellent yields. The isolation of the crude products is facilely performed by extraction with cyclohexane and more importantly, both expensive Pd(OAc)2 and XPhos–SO3Na in PEG-400/H2O system could be easily recycled and reused at least six times without any apparent loss of catalytic efficiency. Graphical Abstract: Palladium-catalyzed cyanation of aryl chlorides with potassium ferrocyanide leading to aryl nitriles by using Pd(OAc)2/XPhos–SO3Na/PEG-400/H2O as a highly efficient and recyclable catalytic system is described.[Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Nickel-Catalyzed Reversible Functional Group Metathesis between Aryl Nitriles and Aryl Thioethers
Delcaillau, Tristan,Boehm, Philip,Morandi, Bill
, p. 3723 - 3728 (2021/04/07)
We describe a new functional group metathesis between aryl nitriles and aryl thioethers. The catalytic system nickel/dcype is essential to achieve this fully reversible transformation in good to excellent yields. Furthermore, the cyanide- and thiol-free reaction shows high functional group tolerance and great efficiency for the late-stage derivatization of commercial molecules. Finally, synthetic applications demonstrate its versatility and utility in multistep synthesis.