Session: Undergraduate Research Posters: Organic Chemistry:

Aryl bromides are a key synthetic intermediate in countless reactions and several fields of chemistry including materials, synthetic, polymer, and pharmaceuticals. Several recent Nobel winning reactions including the Sonogashira, Suzuki and Stille cross-coupling reactions utilize this molecule as a key, reactive intermediate. To that end, decomposition of dialkyl triazenes using BBr₃ to afford aryl bromides proves to be an efficient synthetic technique. To date, this approach has shown good functional group tolerance while yielding the desired aryl bromide in high yields with minimal purification.

Alexia Amaio

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