Synergistic catalysis for the synthesis of semiconducting polymers
Synergistic catalysis for the synthesis of semiconducting polymers
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DOI：
10.1038/s41428-022-00719-8
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发表时间：
2022-10
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2.8
通讯作者：
C. Luscombe;S. Phan;I. Sanskriti
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作者：
C. Luscombe;S. Phan;I. Sanskriti
有机半导体在过去的几十年里受到了极大的关注。随着该领域的发展，有机半导体的分子结构也变得越来越复杂。通常，性能最高的有机半导体（即，具有最高电荷迁移率的那些或在有机光致发光中提供最高功率转换效率的那些）涉及复杂的合成，使得它们的合成非常具有挑战性，即使是有经验的合成化学家也是如此。在这篇重点综述中，我们报告了最近在开发更有效的合成途径方面所做的努力。具体地说，协同催化的概念，它涉及到使用两种或更多种催化剂的正交反应，使不可能与使用单一催化剂的反应，被引入。协同催化允许受控聚合、室温反应和/或具有更大区域选择性的聚合，从而为合成半导体聚合物的更省时、省力、节省成本和节能的方法打开了大门。
Organic semiconductors have received much interest over the past few decades. As the field has progressed, so has the complexity of the molecular structures of organic semiconductors. Often, the highest-performing organic semiconductors (i.e., those with the highest charge mobility or those that provide the highest power conversion efficiencies in organic photovoltaics) involve complex syntheses, making them very challenging to synthesize, even by experienced synthetic chemists. In this focused review, we report on recent efforts in developing more efficient synthetic pathways. Specifically, the concept of synergistic catalysis, which involves the use of two or more catalysts with orthogonal reactivity to enable reactions that are not possible with the use of a single catalyst, is introduced. Synergistic catalysis allows for controlled polymerizations, room-temperature reactions, and/or polymerizations with greater regioselectivity, opening the door to more time-, labor-, cost-, and energy-saving methods for synthesizing semiconducting polymers.