2016/07/29 by Laure V. Kayser, Moritz Vollmer, Merve Welnhofer +3 · 2 citations
Chemistry · Engineering · #Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics #Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles #Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
paper · doi:10.1021/jacs.6b05035
openalex publication_date 2016/07/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/17
Multicomponent coupling reactions (MCRs) are becoming increasingly used in the synthesis of macromolecules, as they can allow the rapid generation of libraries of materials as a method to tune properties. MCRs could prove particularly useful in the synthesis of π-conjugated polymers in which structural changes are necessary for fine-tuning of electronic properties. We describe here the first metal-free multicomponent approach to conjugated polymers. This reaction exploits the coupling of imines, acid chlorides, and (catechyl)PPh to generate phospha-münchnone-containing polymers, which can be converted to poly(pyrroles) via cycloaddition. The platform allows for the efficient synthesis of families of high molecular weight polymers in one step from readily available monomers.