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    Palladium-catalyzed intermolecular transthioetherification of aryl halides with thioethers and thioesters
    (Cambridge : RSC, 2020) Li, Yahui; Bao, Gao; Wu, Xiao-Feng
    Functional group transfer reactions are an important synthetic tool in modern organic synthesis. Herein, we developed a new palladium-catalyzed intermolecular transthioetherification reaction of aryl halides with thioethers and thioesters. The synthetic utility and practicality of this catalytic protocol are demonstrated in a wide range of successful transformations (>70 examples). This catalytic protocol is applicable in carbonylative coupling processes as well, and the first example of carbonylative methylthioesterification of aryl halides has been achieved. Notably, this work also provides an approach to using natural products, such as methionine and selenomethionine, as the functional group sources. This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry.
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    Solvent-antisolvent interactions in metal halide perovskites
    (Cambridge : Soc., 2023) Bautista-Quijano, Jose Roberto; Telschow, Oscar; Paulus, Fabian; Vaynzof, Yana
    The fabrication of metal halide perovskite films using the solvent-engineering method is increasingly common. In this method, the crystallisation of the perovskite layer is triggered by the application of an antisolvent during the spin-coating of a perovskite precursor solution. Herein, we introduce the current state of understanding of the processes involved in the crystallisation of perovskite layers formed by solvent engineering, focusing in particular on the role of antisolvent properties and solvent-antisolvent interactions. By considering the impact of the Hansen solubility parameters, we propose guidelines for selecting the appropriate antisolvent and outline open questions and future research directions for the fabrication of perovskite films by this method.