Poly(ethylene glycol)- and glucopyranoside-substituted N-heterocyclic carbene precursors for the synthesis of arylfluorene derivatives using efficient palladium-catalyzed aqueous Suzuki reaction
This paper reports an environmentally friendly and highly efficient synthesis of organic semiconductor materials via a Pd/N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC)‐catalyzed Suzuki reaction in aqueous ethanol with high isolated yields (86–98%). Firstly, four glucopyranoside‐substituted NHC precursors with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) chains were synthesized and characterized. The NHC precursor with the longest PEG