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Synthesis of 2,7-Diaryl Substituted Fluorenes and Fluorenones

  • Yongqing Li ,
  • Yuqing Peng ,
  • Yucai Cao ,
  • Guiping Cao
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  • a State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237
    b State Key Laboratory of Polyolefins and Catalysis, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Catalysis Technology for Polyolefins, Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co. Ltd., Shanghai 200062

Received date: 2023-11-07

  Revised date: 2023-12-11

  Online published: 2023-12-21

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Shanghai Rising-Star Program(22QB1402800)

Abstract

2,7-Diaryl substituted fluorenes and fluorenones are widely used in fields of organic semiconductor, chemosensor, and metallocene catalysis. Traditional synthesis methods can not meet the requirements of flexible molecular structures and regulation of diverse properties. Aryl-aryl cross coupling reactions based on the catalysis of Pd and Ni complexes have become efficient methods for the preparation of 2,7-diaryl substituted fluorenes and fluorenones. Various types of metal catalysts with phosphine ligands and N-heterocyclic carbene ligands have been applied. The synthetic methods of 2,7-diaryl substituted fluorenones and 2,7-diaryl substituted fluorenes with or without 9-substitutions, and the conditions for the application of Pd and Ni complexes are reviewed. The challenges of various synthetic methods at present are summarized and a brief outlook on possible solutions is provided.

Cite this article

Yongqing Li , Yuqing Peng , Yucai Cao , Guiping Cao . Synthesis of 2,7-Diaryl Substituted Fluorenes and Fluorenones[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2024 , 44(5) : 1494 -1505 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202311008

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