• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.58 no.1
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• pp.72-75
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• 2014

In the presence of zeolites, 4,4'-dibromobiphenyl could be region-selectively nitrated by the action of nitrogen dioxide and molecular oxygen. The ratio of 4,4'-dibromo-2-nitrobiphenyl to 4,4'-dibromo-3-nitrobiphenyl could reach 14 in a high yield of 90%. Zeolites could be easily regenerated by heating and reused four times to give the results similar to those obtained with fresh catalyst. Compared with the classic nitration method, no nitric acid and sulfuric acid were used, which suggested that the method was an environmentally economic process.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.479-483
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• 2003

The reactions of 2,5-bis(ethynyldimethylsilyl)thiophene (1) with aromatic dihalides(1,4-dibromobenzene, 4,4'- dibromobiphenyl, 9,10-dibromoanthracene, 2,5-dibromopyridine, 2,5-dibromothiophene, and 2,6-diiodo-4- nitroaniline) were carried out in the presence of a $[(PPh_3)_2PdCl_2]$-CuI catalyst in refluxing triethylamine to give poly{[2,5-bis(ethynylenedimethylsilylene)thienylene](arylene)} (2-7) with molecular weights of 2200-7400. The oligomers reveal characteristic absorption in the UV/visible region. The thermal behavior of 2-7 was examined by thermogravimetric analysis in an argon atmosphere.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.309-314
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• 2009

New poly(arylene-ethynylene)s with silicon-containing ferrocene moiety in the polymer main chain were synthesized via the C-C bond forming reactions of 1,1´-bis(ethynyldimethylsilyl)ferrocene and various aromatic dihalides in high yields. The aromatic dihalides include 1,4-dibromobenzene, 4,4´-dibromobiphenyl, 9,10-dibromoanthracene, 2,5-dibromopyridine, 2,5-dibromothiophene, and 2,6-diiodo-4-nitroaniline. The polymer structures and properties were characterized by such instrumental methods as NMR $(^1H-,\;^{13}C-,\;and\;^{29}Si-)$, IR, UV-visible spectroscopies and TGA/DSC. The spectral data indicated that the present polymers have the regular alternating structure of 1,1´-bis(ethynyldimethylsilyl)ferrocenylene and arylene units. The resulting polymers were completely soluble in such organic solvents as methylene chloride, chloroform, benzene, chlorobenzene, and THF. The thermal behaviors of the resulting polymers were examined.