Organophosphorous compounds containing phosphorus as an integral part have been widely used in industry, organic synthesis and optoelectronics, o-Xylylene-a,a＇-bis（triphenylphosphinebromide）（OXBTPPB） is a facile reagent to convert o-quinones（e.g., 9,10-phenanthrenequinone） into polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons（PAHs）. Herein lies an improved synthetic route to OXBTPPB. The resultant was carefully characterized with GC-EIMS, ^1H NMR, ^13C NMR, spectroscopic techniques. The EIMS shows characteristic peaks at m/z=262.4, 183.3, 108.2, 77.1 attributed to the [C18H15P]^＋, [C12H8P]^＋, [C6H8P]^＋, [C6H5]^＋ ions, respectively. The ^1H and ^13C NMR spectrum shows well resolved peaks and all the hydrogens and carbons were well-assigned via a combined study of ^1H-^1H COSY, HMBC, and HMQC experiments. The mechanism for the formation of OXBTPPB was proposed based on literature and obtained experimental data. Meanwhile, the thermal stability of OXBTPPB was evaluated with TGA analysis, and an onset decomposition temperature（Td） was recorded at 323.6 ℃.
Suzuki coupling reaction is widely used in the construction of conjugated polymers; however, there is still no report describing the mechanism and coupling of 9,10-phenanthrenequinone（PQ） building blocks via Suzuki reaction because PQ is sensitive to bases and light. Herein is reported the efficient Suzuki coupling of PQ with 9,10-dialkylfluorene with Na2CO3 as basic species and high molecular weight PQ-Alt-Dialkyl-Fluorene conjugated copolymer obtained in an yield of 42%. Based on the characterization data and well-accepted literature, we proposed a step-by-step mechanistic explanation for the formation of the PQ containing alternating conjugated copolymer.
Muddasir HanifLU PingZHENG YanLI MaoXIE Zeng-qiMA Yu-guangLI DiLI Jing-hong
