This disclosure relates to bridged bis(N-heterocyclic carbene)palladium(II) complexes, methods of preparing the complexes, and methods of using the complexes in Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions.

A crosslinking agent includes a compound represented by a formula (1), ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are independently a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, an alkyl group, a fluoroalkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a plurality of R.sup.1 are identical to or different from each other, a plurality of R.sup.2 are identical to or different from each other, and a plurality of R.sup.3 are identical to or different from each other, provided that at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom, and at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 is a fluorine atom or a fluorine atom-containing group; m is an integer from 2 to 6; l is an integer from 0 to 2; and each hydrogen on the benzene ring(s) may be substituted.

A crosslinking agent includes a compound represented by a formula (1), ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are independently a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, an alkyl group, a fluoroalkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a plurality of R.sup.1 are identical to or different from each other, a plurality of R.sup.2 are identical to or different from each other, and a plurality of R.sup.3 are identical to or different from each other, provided that at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom, and at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 is a fluorine atom or a fluorine atom-containing group; m is an integer from 2 to 6; l is an integer from 0 to 2; and each hydrogen on the benzene ring(s) may be substituted.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a novel method for producing a difluoromethylene compound, in particular, a simple method for producing a difluoromethylene compound. This problem is solved by a method for producing a difluoromethylene compound (I) containing at least one —CF.sub.2— moiety, the method comprising step A of allowing IF.sub.5 and a disulfide compound (III) of the formula: R.sup.A—S—S—R.sup.A (wherein R.sup.A, in each occurrence, independently represents aryl optionally having at least one substituent or alkyl optionally having at least one substituent) to act on a carbonyl compound (II) containing at least one —C(O)— moiety.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a novel method for producing a difluoromethylene compound, in particular, a simple method for producing a difluoromethylene compound. This problem is solved by a method for producing a difluoromethylene compound (I) containing at least one —CF.sub.2— moiety, the method comprising step A of allowing IF.sub.5 and a disulfide compound (III) of the formula: R.sup.A—S—S—R.sup.A (wherein R.sup.A, in each occurrence, independently represents aryl optionally having at least one substituent or alkyl optionally having at least one substituent) to act on a carbonyl compound (II) containing at least one —C(O)— moiety.

The present invention discloses multi-arm monomolecular white light-emitting materials, preparation method and application thereof. Benzene ring is used as a core, and penta-substituted pyrene and an electron-withdrawing group or an group electron-donating group Ar are used as arms to prepare the multi-arm monomolecular white light-emitting materials; wherein Ar is one of the electron-withdrawing groups such as nitro, cyano, tertiary amine cation, trifluoromethyl, trichloromethyl, sulfonic acid group, formyl, acyl, carboxyl, methoxy, pyridyl, diphenyl sulfone, triazinyl and anthracenedione; or one of the electron-donating groups such as pyrenyl, 9-carbazolyl, 2-thienyl, diphenylamino, tert-butyl diphenylamino, 9-phenoxazinyl, acridinyl, spiro-bifluorenyl, spirofluorenyl acridinyl, alkylamino, dialkylamino, amino and hydroxyl. The present invention simply combines a synthesis method to prepare multi-arm monomolecular white light-emitting materials with novel structure, high fluorescence quantum efficiency, excellent spectrum stability and electroluminescence performance and high color purity, and achieves the preparation of a highly efficient and spectrally stable electroluminescent devices with high color rendering index.

The present invention discloses multi-arm monomolecular white light-emitting materials, preparation method and application thereof. Benzene ring is used as a core, and penta-substituted pyrene and an electron-withdrawing group or an group electron-donating group Ar are used as arms to prepare the multi-arm monomolecular white light-emitting materials; wherein Ar is one of the electron-withdrawing groups such as nitro, cyano, tertiary amine cation, trifluoromethyl, trichloromethyl, sulfonic acid group, formyl, acyl, carboxyl, methoxy, pyridyl, diphenyl sulfone, triazinyl and anthracenedione; or one of the electron-donating groups such as pyrenyl, 9-carbazolyl, 2-thienyl, diphenylamino, tert-butyl diphenylamino, 9-phenoxazinyl, acridinyl, spiro-bifluorenyl, spirofluorenyl acridinyl, alkylamino, dialkylamino, amino and hydroxyl. The present invention simply combines a synthesis method to prepare multi-arm monomolecular white light-emitting materials with novel structure, high fluorescence quantum efficiency, excellent spectrum stability and electroluminescence performance and high color purity, and achieves the preparation of a highly efficient and spectrally stable electroluminescent devices with high color rendering index.

Disclosed herein are embodiments of aryl compounds and polymers thereof that are made using methods that do not require harsh conditions or expensive reagents. The methods disclosed herein utilize precursor compounds that can be polymerized to form polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polymers, such as carbon-based polymers like nanostructures (e.g., graphene or graphene-like nanoribbons).

Disclosed herein are embodiments of aryl compounds and polymers thereof that are made using methods that do not require harsh conditions or expensive reagents. The methods disclosed herein utilize precursor compounds that can be polymerized to form polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polymers, such as carbon-based polymers like nanostructures (e.g., graphene or graphene-like nanoribbons).

A process that allows halogenation at the alpha-H position of alkylarenes, optionally further substituted on the aromatic or heteroaromatic ring, is described.