HX is immobilized by reaction of halogen acid with methylimidazole, and the formed ionic liquid [Hmim]X was used as halogenating agent, catalyst as well as medium for conversion of alcohols to alkyl halides. Excellent...HX is immobilized by reaction of halogen acid with methylimidazole, and the formed ionic liquid [Hmim]X was used as halogenating agent, catalyst as well as medium for conversion of alcohols to alkyl halides. Excellent yields were obtained. The halides produced could be easily separated from the reaction mixture via simple decantation, and the ionic liquid [Hmim]X could be regenerated conveniently by adding equivalent of halogen acids followed by removal of water.展开更多
Developing novel unfused building blocks with simple synthesis and low cost is essential to advance and enrich cost-effective poly-mer donors;however,it remains a challenge due to the lack of efficient molecular strat...Developing novel unfused building blocks with simple synthesis and low cost is essential to advance and enrich cost-effective poly-mer donors;however,it remains a challenge due to the lack of efficient molecular strategies.Herein,a class of low-cost and fully unfused polymer donors with precisely regulated backbone planarity via halogenation was designed and synthesized,namely PDTBTBz-2H,PDTBTBz-2F,and PDTBTBz-2Cl.These polymer donors possess a four-step synthesis route with over 80%yield from cheap raw chemicals comparable to existing low-cost polymer donors,such as PTQ10.Benefitting from the planar backbone via in-corporating the F…S non-covalent interactions,PDTBTBz-2F exhibits more robust J-type aggregation in solution and a long-ranged molecular stacking in film relative to PDTBTBz-2H and PDTBTBz-2Cl.Moreover,the systematical study of PDTBTBz-based organic so-lar cells(OSCs)reveals the close relationship between optimized molecular self-assembly and charge separation/transport regarding backbone halogenation when paired with the non-fullerene acceptor(Y6-BO-4F).As a result,the photovoltaic devices based on semicrystalline PDTBTBz-2F achieved a promising power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 12.37%.Our work highlighted the influence of backbone halogenation on the molecular self-assembly properties and a potential unfused backbone motif for further developing cost-effective OSCs.展开更多
Synthetic chemistry plays an indispensable role in drug discovery,contributing to hit compounds identification,lead compounds optimization,candidate drugs preparation,and so on.As Nobel Prize laureate James Black emph...Synthetic chemistry plays an indispensable role in drug discovery,contributing to hit compounds identification,lead compounds optimization,candidate drugs preparation,and so on.As Nobel Prize laureate James Black emphasized,“the most fruitful basis for the discovery of a new drug is to start with an old drug”1.Late-stage modification or functionalization of drugs,natural products and bioactive compounds have garnered significant interest due to its ability to introduce diverse elements into bioactive compounds promptly.Such modifications alter the chemical space and physiochemical properties of these compounds,ultimately influencing their potency and druggability.To enrich a toolbox of chemical modification methods for drug discovery,this review focuses on the incorporation of halogen,oxygen,and nitrogen—the ubiquitous elements in pharmacophore components of the marketed drugs—through late-stage modification in recent two decades,and discusses the state and challenges faced in these fields.We also emphasize that increasing cooperation between chemists and pharmacists may be conducive to the rapid discovery of new activities of the functionalized molecules.Ultimately,we hope this review would serve as a valuable resource,facilitating the application of late-stage modification in the construction of novel molecules and inspiring innovative concepts for designing and building new drugs.展开更多
Thienoacenes is one of most important groups of semiconducting materials due to the high stability and superior mobility.However,there are scarce studies on the emission properties of thienoacenes to date.Herein,we sy...Thienoacenes is one of most important groups of semiconducting materials due to the high stability and superior mobility.However,there are scarce studies on the emission properties of thienoacenes to date.Herein,we synthesized fluorinated and chlorinated dibenzo[d,d’]thieno[3,2-b;4,5-b’]dithiophenes(DBTDTs)derivatives F6-DBTDT and Cl6-DBTDT by sulfoxide cyclization,significantly lowering the energy levels relative to the parent compound DBTDT.According to single crystal structure analysis,F6-DBTDT molecules adopt one-dimensional slipped stacking with closeπ-πinteractions of 3.43Å(1Å=0.1 nm),which is different from the parent compound DBTDT with herringbone stacking motif.Interestingly,the halogenated DBTDT derivatives exhibit enhanced emission properties both in solution and in the solid state,opening up possiblities to improve photoluminescence of thienoacences by halogenation.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20172016) and the Shanghai Phosphor Project of Science & Technology for Excellent Young Research (No. 01QA14017).
文摘HX is immobilized by reaction of halogen acid with methylimidazole, and the formed ionic liquid [Hmim]X was used as halogenating agent, catalyst as well as medium for conversion of alcohols to alkyl halides. Excellent yields were obtained. The halides produced could be easily separated from the reaction mixture via simple decantation, and the ionic liquid [Hmim]X could be regenerated conveniently by adding equivalent of halogen acids followed by removal of water.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52203241,21905225,22005121)the Science and Technology Program of Shaanxi Province (2022JM-229,2023-JC-QN-0448)+1 种基金Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials&Devices,Soochow University (KJS2208)H.Y.W.acknowledges the financial support from the National Research Foundation of Korea (2019R1A6A1A11044070,2020M3H4A3081814).
文摘Developing novel unfused building blocks with simple synthesis and low cost is essential to advance and enrich cost-effective poly-mer donors;however,it remains a challenge due to the lack of efficient molecular strategies.Herein,a class of low-cost and fully unfused polymer donors with precisely regulated backbone planarity via halogenation was designed and synthesized,namely PDTBTBz-2H,PDTBTBz-2F,and PDTBTBz-2Cl.These polymer donors possess a four-step synthesis route with over 80%yield from cheap raw chemicals comparable to existing low-cost polymer donors,such as PTQ10.Benefitting from the planar backbone via in-corporating the F…S non-covalent interactions,PDTBTBz-2F exhibits more robust J-type aggregation in solution and a long-ranged molecular stacking in film relative to PDTBTBz-2H and PDTBTBz-2Cl.Moreover,the systematical study of PDTBTBz-based organic so-lar cells(OSCs)reveals the close relationship between optimized molecular self-assembly and charge separation/transport regarding backbone halogenation when paired with the non-fullerene acceptor(Y6-BO-4F).As a result,the photovoltaic devices based on semicrystalline PDTBTBz-2F achieved a promising power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 12.37%.Our work highlighted the influence of backbone halogenation on the molecular self-assembly properties and a potential unfused backbone motif for further developing cost-effective OSCs.
基金Financial support from the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2021YFA1501700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22293014,22131002,22161142019,81821004)+1 种基金the Ministry of Science and Technology of China Changping Laboratory,Peking University Special Fund for COVID-19the New Cornerstone Science Foundation through the XPLORER PRIZE。
文摘Synthetic chemistry plays an indispensable role in drug discovery,contributing to hit compounds identification,lead compounds optimization,candidate drugs preparation,and so on.As Nobel Prize laureate James Black emphasized,“the most fruitful basis for the discovery of a new drug is to start with an old drug”1.Late-stage modification or functionalization of drugs,natural products and bioactive compounds have garnered significant interest due to its ability to introduce diverse elements into bioactive compounds promptly.Such modifications alter the chemical space and physiochemical properties of these compounds,ultimately influencing their potency and druggability.To enrich a toolbox of chemical modification methods for drug discovery,this review focuses on the incorporation of halogen,oxygen,and nitrogen—the ubiquitous elements in pharmacophore components of the marketed drugs—through late-stage modification in recent two decades,and discusses the state and challenges faced in these fields.We also emphasize that increasing cooperation between chemists and pharmacists may be conducive to the rapid discovery of new activities of the functionalized molecules.Ultimately,we hope this review would serve as a valuable resource,facilitating the application of late-stage modification in the construction of novel molecules and inspiring innovative concepts for designing and building new drugs.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(No.buctrc202103)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21975263,22171019,52373170)+2 种基金the Project of the China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation(No.222131)the Open Project Programs of Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics,China(No.2021WNLOKF005)the Project of the State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals(Dalian University of Technology),China(No.KF2201).
文摘Thienoacenes is one of most important groups of semiconducting materials due to the high stability and superior mobility.However,there are scarce studies on the emission properties of thienoacenes to date.Herein,we synthesized fluorinated and chlorinated dibenzo[d,d’]thieno[3,2-b;4,5-b’]dithiophenes(DBTDTs)derivatives F6-DBTDT and Cl6-DBTDT by sulfoxide cyclization,significantly lowering the energy levels relative to the parent compound DBTDT.According to single crystal structure analysis,F6-DBTDT molecules adopt one-dimensional slipped stacking with closeπ-πinteractions of 3.43Å(1Å=0.1 nm),which is different from the parent compound DBTDT with herringbone stacking motif.Interestingly,the halogenated DBTDT derivatives exhibit enhanced emission properties both in solution and in the solid state,opening up possiblities to improve photoluminescence of thienoacences by halogenation.
