Polythiophene-Encapsulated Bimetallic Au-Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> Nano-Hybrid Materials: A Potential Tandem Photocatalytic System for Nondirected C(sp<sup>2</sup>)–H Activation for the Synthesis of Quinoline Carboxylates
作者:Mandeep Kaur、Subhamay Pramanik、Manoj Kumar、Vandana Bhalla
DOI:10.1021/acscatal.6b02681
日期:2017.3.3
Hetero-oligophenylene derivative 3 appended with thiophene moieties has been designed and synthesized which undergoes aggregation to form J-typefluorescent aggregates in in H2O/THF (7/3) media. These aggregates served as reactors for the preparation of bimetallic Au-Fe3O4 NPs. During the reduction process, aggregates of derivative 3 were oxidized to the polythiophene species 4. Interestingly, the polythiophene species 4, having a fibrous morphology, served as a shape-and morphology-directed template for assembly of bimetallic Au-Fe3O4 NPs in a flower-like arrangement. Furthermore, polythiophene-encapsulated bimetallic 4:AuFe3O4 nanohybrid materials served as an efficient and recyclable catalytic system for C(sp(2)) H bond activation of unprotected electron-rich anilines for the construction of synthetically versatile quinoline carboxylates via C H activation, carbonylation, and subsequent annulation under mild and eco-friendly conditions (aqueous media, room temperature, visible-light irradiation, and aerial conditions).