A new family of delocalized lipophilic cations

A new family of delocalized lipophilic cations containing one to three carbimino, sulfimino and phosphinimino units with Cl⁻, Br⁻, HF₂⁻ and Me₃SiF₂⁻ as counterions has been designed. The compounds synthesized demonstrate high performance and thermal stability in the ‘Halex’ fluorination reactions. For the first time sulfur tetrachloride pregenerated at −78°C was successfully applied in reactions with N-nucleophiles to afford straightforwardly sulfonium chlorides with three S-N bonds.     

Electrolytic partial fluorination of organic compounds: 89: Regioselective anodic fluorination of tetrazolyl sulfides

Anodic fluorination of five-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic sulfides like tetrazolyl sulfides was comparatively studied. The anodic fluorination of tetrazolyl sulfides having α-electron-withdrawing groups was successfully carried out to provide α-monofluorinated tetrazolyl derivatives in moderate yields. This is in sharp contrast to the low efficient anodic fluorination of triazolyl sulfides. Thus, it was found that the efficiency of anodic fluorination is greatly affected by the basicity of the heterocyclic groups of the starting heterocyclic sulfides.     

Selective introduction of a fluorine atom into carbohydrates and a nucleoside by ring-opening fluorination reaction of epoxides

Ring-opening fluorination reactions of epoxides using tetrabutylammonium bifluoride (TBABF)-KHF₂, or Et₃N-3HF under microwave irradiation were applied for the introduction of a fluorine atom into the carbohydrate molecules. When TBABF-KHF₂ was used as the fluorination reagent, a fluorine atom was introduced regioselectively and various functional groups can tolerate the conditions. When Et₃N-3HF was used under microwave irradiation, the reaction time could be remarkably shortened compared with the conventional oil-bath heating.     

The use of hexafluoropropene oxide in substitutive fluorination of SbV and BiV oxygen-containing compounds

Reactions of hexafluoropropene oxide with Sb^V and Bi^V oxygen-containing compounds were studied. The E=O (E−O) groups were found to be transformed into the EF₂ (E−F) (E=Sb or Bi) groups. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1652–1653, August, 1998.     

13.34 % Efficiency Non‐Fullerene All‐Small‐Molecule Organic Solar Cells Enabled by Modulating the Crystallinity of Donors via a Fluorination Strategy

Non‐fullerene all‐small‐molecule organic solar cells (NFSM‐OSCs) have shown potential as OSCs, owing to their high purity, easy synthesis and good reproducibility. However, challenges in the modulation of phase separation morphology have limited their development. Herein, two novel small molecular donors, BTEC‐1F and BTEC‐2F, derived from the small molecule DCAO3TBDTT, are synthesized. Using Y6 as the acceptor, devices based on non‐fluorinated DCAO3TBDTT showed an open circuit voltage (V_oc) of 0.804 V and a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 10.64 %. Mono‐fluorinated BTEC‐1F showed an increased V_oc of 0.870 V and a PCE of 11.33 %. The fill factor (FF) of di‐fluorinated BTEC‐2F‐based NFSM‐OSC was improved to 72.35 % resulting in a PCE of 13.34 %, which is higher than that of BTEC‐1F (61.35 %) and DCAO3TBDTT (60.95 %). To our knowledge, this is the highest PCE for NFSM‐OSCs. BTEC‐2F had a more compact molecular stacking and a lower crystallinity which enhanced phase separation and carrier transport.     

Covalent Fluorination Strategies for the Surface Modification of Polydienes

Nonreactive additives are widely applied to enhance polymer properties but can leach out of the material over time. In this work, two essentially different fluorinated additives bearing a triazolinedione moiety are synthesized and grafted on several polydiene backbones (acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene, styrene–butadiene, and styrene–isoprene–styrene (SIS) copolymers), either by dip‐coating or by reaction in solution. The resulting polymers are analyzed by contact angle goniometry, size exclusion chromatography, and NMR, infrared, and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Independent of the modification procedure, the fluorophilic perfluoroalkyl additive is found at the material surface, thereby yielding a more hydrophobic surface. For SIS thermoplastic elastomers, for example, contact angles up to 125° can be obtained.

     

Effects of anatase TiO2 morphology and surface fluorination on environmentally relevant photocatalytic reduction and oxidation reactions

Aiming at clarifying the interplay on TiO₂ photoactivity between particle morphology and surface fluorination, the photocatalytic performance of anatase nanocrystals, characterized by a pseudo-spherical shape or a nanosheet structure, is investigated in both a reduction and an oxidation reaction, either in the absence or in the presence of added fluoride anions. Cr(VI) photocatalytic reduction is strongly favored by a large exposure of anatase {001} facets; however, surface fluorination leads in this case to a morphology-independent photoactivity decrease, due to the decreased adsorption of the reaction substrate. More interestingly, a beneficial synergistic effect between the platelet-like anatase morphology and TiO₂ surface fluorination is clearly outlined in Rhodamine B photocatalytic degradation, possibly resulting from the intrinsic ability of fluorinated {001} anatase facets of boosting ^?OH radical mediated oxidation paths, due to their larger amount of surface –OH groups, as revealed using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy.     

Covalent 2D Patterning,Local Electronic Structure and Polarization Switching of Graphene at the Nanometer Level

A very facile and efficient protocol for the covalent patterning and properties tuning of graphene is reported. Highly reactive fluorine radicals were added to confined regions of graphene directed by laser writing on graphene coated with 1-fluoro-3,3-dimethylbenziodoxole. This process allows for the realization of exquisite patterns on graphene with resolutions down to 200 nm. The degree of functionalization, ranging from the unfunctionalized graphene to extremely high functionalized graphene, can be precisely tuned by controlling the laser irradiation time. Subsequent substitution of the initially patterned fluorine atoms afforded an unprecedented graphene nanostructure bearing thiophene groups. This substitution led to a complete switch of both the electronic structure and the polarization within the patterned graphene regions. This approach paves the way towards the precise modulation of the structure and properties of nanostructured graphene.     

多组分参与的氟烷基化反应研究进展

多组分参与的氟烷基化反应是当前有机氟化学研究的一个热点.在过去的几年里,由于新试剂新方法的不断涌现,多组分参与的氟烷基化反应取得了长足的进展,不仅可以经济有效地一步将氟烷基基团与其他官能团同步引入,而且可以将起始原料转化为多种含有生物活性或药物活性的化合物.按照三组分二氟烷基化反应、三组分三氟甲基化反应、三组分全氟烷基化反应、三组分单氟烷基化反应、三组分氟化反应以及四组分氟烷基化反应和总结7个部分,总结了多组分参与的氟烷基化反应在过去近十年时间里的发展进程,同时对该类反应进行了总结和展望.     

锰催化苄基C—H键氟化反应机理的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(Density Functional Theory,DFT),对锰催化剂MnIII(salene)F作用下苄基C—H键氟化反应的机理进行了深入的理论研究.对该反应中涉及到的重要中间体和过渡态的能量、Mulliken电荷分布、前线分子轨道等进行了分析.计算结果表明采用[MnIV(OH)(salene)F...