An efficient and concise CuCl-catalyzed C2-alkenylation reaction of benzoxazoles with allyl halides has been established. The distinctive features of this protocol include the use of an inexpensive copper salt as a catalyst, simple and readily available starting materials, and ligand-free conditions. An important application of this method to the synthesis of 1,3-diene substituted benzoxazoles has also been achieved.

Silica is one of the most commonly used materials for dielectric layer in organic thin-film transistors due to its excellent stability, excellent electrical properties, mature preparation process, and good compatibility with organic semiconductors. However, most of conventional preparation methods for silica film are generally performed at high temperature and/or high vacuum. In this paper, we introduce a simple solution spin-coating method to fabricate silica thin film from precursor route, which possesses a low leakage current, high capacitance, and low surface roughness. The silica thin film can be produced in the condition of low temperature and atmospheric environment. To meet various demands, the thickness of film can be adjusted by means of preparation conditions such as the speed of spin-coating and the concentration of solution. The p-type and n-type organic field effect transistors fabricated by using this film as gate electrodes exhibit excellent electrical performance including low voltage and high performance. This method shows great potential for industrialization owing to its characteristic of low consumption and energy saving, time-saving and easy to operate.Download high-res image (103KB)Download full-size imageIn this paper, we introduce a simple solution spin-coating method to fabricate silica thin film from precursor route in the condition of low temperature and atmospheric environment, which possesses a low leakage current, high capacitance, and low surface roughness. With silica film (∼50 nm), high performance and low voltage (<4 V) p-/n-type organic transistors are fabricated. This method shows great potential for industrialization owing to its characteristic of low consumption and energy saving, time-saving and easy to operate.

AbstractAn efficient synthesis of ferrocene-containing indolizine derivatives via a copper-catalyzed one-pot three-component domino amination/alkynylative cyclization is reported. This transformation proceeds through a copper-catalyzed coupling of ferrocenylacetylenes with iminiums followed by 5-endo-dig cyclization leading to ferrocenyl-substituted indolizine derivatives in good yields.

An efficient and concise Cu(OTf)2-catalyzed Friedel–Crafts alkylation/annulation cascade reaction of substituted indoles with 1,2-dicarbonyl-3-enes has been established. This reaction uses readily available starting materials and is operationally simple, thus representing a practical method for the construction of diverse 9H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indoles bearing a carbonyl group.

A series of β-ferrocenecarboxyl α-diazocarbonyl compounds were prepared by the reaction of ferrocenoyl chloride with β-hydroxyl α-diazocarbonyl compounds in the presence of pyridine. The diazo decomposition of these ferrocene-containing diazocarbonyl compounds with Rh2(OAc)4 resulted in 2,3-ferrocenecarboxyl migration to give ferrocene-containing α,β-unsaturated esters in high yields.

The iodofunctionalization of ferrocenylallene with carboxylic acids, phenols, and alcohols is described. The reaction proceeds smoothly in the presence of molecule iodine as a halonium promoter and using various carboxylic acids, phenols, and alcohols as nucleophiles to give the corresponding ferrocene-containing β-iodoallylic ester and ether products in moderate to high yields and with high regio- and stereoselectivities. It can be envisaged that the regio- and stereoselectivity of this reaction may be controlled by the steric effect of the bulky ferrocene group. The presence of the C–I bond in the corresponding products makes these molecules highly attractive from a synthetic point of view, as it provides an opportunity for further transformations. Thus, palladium-catalyzed Heck coupling, Suzuki coupling, Sonogashira coupling, and copper-catalyzed click reactions were carried out successfully.

An efficient and concise protocol has been developed for the highly regio- and stereoselective synthesis of E-1,2-dicarbonyl-3-ene derivatives by a copper-promoted reaction of 1-alkynes with α-carbonyl aldehydes in the presence of morpholine. The products obtained are believed as the formal hydroacylation of the triple bond.

An efficient and concise protocol for the highly regio- and stereoselective synthesis of ferrocene-containing disubstituted E-allylic ester derivatives via a palladium-catalyzed intermolecular arylesterification reaction of ferrocenylallene with aryl iodides and carboxylic acids has been developed. The regio- and stereoselectivities of this reaction may be controlled by the steric effect of the bulky ferrocene group.

A concise protocol for the synthesis of (E)-alkenylferrocene derivatives based on the palladium-catalyzed three-component reaction of ferrocenyl allenes, aryl iodides and active methylene compounds was developed. This transformation exemplifies a simple method for the efficient synthesis of various mono- or bisallyl-substituted alkenylferrocenes in good yields with excellent regio- and stereoselectivities.

A straightforward and efficient protocol for the highly regio- and stereoselective synthesis of ferrocene-containing allylic amine derivatives via an iodine-mediated iodoamination of ferrocenyl allene was developed. The regio- and stereoselectivity of this reaction may be controlled by the steric effect of the bulky ferrocene group.