摘要: We report herein an operationally simple homocoupling reaction that targets the convenient synthesis of organic-electronically important building blocks. A variety of synthetically useful bithiophene derivatives and functionalized biphenyls are efficiently prepared by an on-water and under-air protocol using Pd/C as catalyst. We find that Pd/C gives generally higher and cleaner homocoupling conversions than using Pd(OAc) 2 in the cases of (hetero)aryl iodides since Pd(OAc) 2 triggers more side reactions including dehalogenations and oligomerizations. Under the optimum conditions, a broad range of functional groups such as ester, ketone, aldehyde, nitrile, nitro, chloride, and bromide are well tolerated. We expect the present methodology would make a valuable synthetic contribution towards bridging green chemistry with thiophene-based organic materials. An on-water homocoupling reaction is developed for the alternative synthesis of various organic-electronically versatile bi(hetero)aryls. These multi-function building blocks are indispensable to polymer chemistry and modern organic electronics. 出版日期: 2015-09-02 資源來源: Royal Society of Chemistry 識別號: EISSN: 2046-2069 識別號: DOI: 10.1039/c5ra13517f