Five-membered aromatic rings containing Group 16 elements (O, S, Se, and Te), also
referred as chalcogenophenes, are ubiquitous building blocks for π-conjugated polymers …

Tremendous advances have been made in nickel catalysis over the past decade. Several
key properties of nickel, such as facile oxidative addition and ready access to multiple …

REVIEW intricate molecular topologies and architectures. To turn the molecular dreams into
a reality, synthetic chemists must ultimately roll up their sleeves and become molecular …

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) nowadays is one of the most powerful
and versatile analytical methods for modern organic chemistry,(1) catalysis,(2) biology,(3) …

A series of air-stable nickel complexes of the form L2Ni (aryl) X (L= monodentate phosphine,
X= Cl, Br) and LNi (aryl) X (L= bis-phosphine) have been synthesized and are presented as …

Poly (3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT) remains of significant importance as a prototypical
benchmark hole conductor material in Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs). In this review we …

This Minireview describes the scope of the halogen–magnesium exchange. It shows that the
use of the turbo‐Grignard reagent (iPrMgCl⋅ LiCl) greatly enhances the rate of the Br–and I …

Kumada catalyst‐transfer polycondensation (KCTP) is a new but rapidly developing method
with great potential for the preparation of well‐defined conjugated polymers (CPs). The …

Over the past decade, the effectiveness of i-PrMgCl· LiCl has been constantly highlighted by
a number of research groups. Its enhanced nucleophilicity brings prosperity to highly …

The recent discovery of a living, controlled chain-growth method for synthesizing π-
conjugated polymers has ignited the field and led to the development of many new …