Ferrocene metallopolymers of intrinsic microporosity (MPIMs).

We show here that non-network metallopolymers can possess intrinsic microporosity stemming from contortion introduced by metallocene building blocks. Metallopolymers constructed from ferrocenyl building blocks linked by phenyldiacetylene bridges are synthesized and possess BET surface areas up to 400 m g. As solubility imparted by pendant groups reduces porosity, copolymerization is used to simultaneously improve both accessible surface area and solubility.

One-pot three-component synthesis of quinazolines via a copper-catalysed oxidative amination reaction.

A copper-catalysed three-component reaction for constructing a series of quinazoline derivatives has been developed. In this system, solvents act as the reactants and different functional groups are well tolerated to obtain corresponding products in moderate to good yields.