Intermolecular Domino Reaction of Two Aryl Iodides Involving Two CH Functionalizations

A palladium‐catalyzed intermolecular cross‐coupling of two aryl iodides is reported, giving polycyclic ring systems with a high level of convergence and efficiency.     

PIN-photodiode with a large spot size input waveguide

Polarization insensitive optical coupling of a large spot size input waveguide to a small spot size photodiode is achieved by the introduction of a transition waveguide. The coupling efficiency to the photodetector and the related absorption efficiency of the photodiode depend mainly on the refractive indices of the different InGaAsP layers. Waveguide alignments, waveguide widths and the n-contact etch depth do not influence the absorption efficiency relative to a 1-dB tolerance.     

Pressure‐Induced Intersite Bi?M (M=Ru, Ir) Valence Transitions in Hexagonal Perovskites

Pressure‐induced charge transfer from Bi to Ir/Ru is observed in the hexagonal perovskites Ba_3+nBiM_2+nO_9+3n (n=0,1; M=Ir,Ru). These compounds show first‐order, circa 1 % volume contractions at room temperature above 5 GPa, which are due to the large reduction in the effective ionic radius of Bi when the 6s shell is emptied on oxidation, compared to the relatively negligible effect of reduction on the radii of Ir or Ru. They are the first such transitions involving 4d and 5d compounds, and they double the total number of cases known. Ab initio calculations suggest that magnetic interactions through very short (ca. 2.6 Å) M M bonds contribute to the finely balanced nature of their electronic states.     

An expeditious approach to access 2-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-ol from 2-amino pyridine through a novel Petasis based cascade reaction

An expeditious cascade protocol for the synthesis of functionalized imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-ols was developed based on the Petasis reaction. With the availability of commercial reagents and high efficiency in expanding molecule diversity, this methodology is superior to the existing procedures for the synthesis of imidazo-pyridin-3-ol analogues.