Pd-Catalyzed Thiophene-Aryl Coupling Reaction via C-H Bond Activation in Deep Eutectic Solvents.

Direct arylation of 5-octylthieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione with a series of functionalized aryl iodides via C-H bond activation is demonstrated in a deep eutectic solvent made of choline chloride and urea in non-anhydrous conditions and without exclusion of air. This is the first demonstration of a thiophene-aryl coupling via direct arylation in deep eutectic solvents.

Organotrifluoroborates as attractive self-assembling systems: the case of bifunctional dipotassium phenylene-1,4-bis(trifluoroborate).

The first structure of an aromatic bis(trifluoroborate) dipotassium salt, elucidated by the combination of crystallography, DFT calculations, topological and non-covalent interaction analysis, discloses a 3D network undergoing spontaneous self-assembly thanks to the massive participation of weak intra- and intermolecular interactions for which fluorine atoms proved to play a leading role.