The present invention relates to a process of preparing a polycondensate in the presence of a fluorescent whitening agent and at least one phosphonate and/or phosphinate. Further aspects of the invention are a polyester prepared according to this process and composition comprising a polycondensate, a fluorescent whitening agent and at least one phosphonate and/or phosphinate. Yet another aspect is the use of a fluorescent whitening agent and at least one phosphonate and/or phosphinate for improving the color of a polycondensate.
A ligand‐free heterogeneous palladium on charcoal (Pd/C)‐catalyzed Suzuki‐Miyaura cross‐coupling has been performed. The series of substituted p‐terphenyls were prepared in very good yields without exclusion of air and with low catalyst loadings. Moreover, the developed environmentally benign and scalable protocol enables to use electron poor and sterically hindered boronic acids.