Barbier polymerization induced emission of cinnamaldehyde: a one-pot Grignard reaction?
De-Shan LiYu-Jing ShengLiang-Tao WuYu-Jiao ChenHang XiaoXiao-Li SunHong-Li BaoWen-Ming WanPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2022)
The Barbier reaction is generally regarded as a one-pot Grignard reaction. Here, the Grignard reaction of cinnamaldehyde is demonstrated to give a 1,2-addition product, while the Barbier reaction of cinnamaldehyde yields a macromolecule with interesting aggregation-induced emission type non-conjugated luminescence properties, which indicates that the Barbier reaction cannot be regarded as a one-pot Grignard reaction.