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Ultra-Easy, Efficient Process for producing Pillar-5-quinones, with applications in Li-ion Batteries and Organic Synthesis

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SUMMARYAstraightforward, easy, chromatographic-free process for producingpillar-5-quinones (organic intermediates, with very interesting electronic andmolecular properties, with applications in sensors, Li-ion batteries etc.)using readily available starting materials.BACKGROUNDPillar-5-arenes,as a class of molecules, have been attracting enormous interest due to theirmolecular structure (deep pi-encircled internal cavity capable of accommodatingvarious guest molecules) and their possible applications in various domains.Pillar-5-quinone is a particularly exciting molecule within this class, thusleading to enormous interest among organic chemists and material scientists.Existing processes to make this molecule involve hazardous chemicals andcumbersome purification steps. TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION NCLscientists have developed a straightforward, easy, environmentally benign,chromatographic-free process for producing pillar-5-quinones using readilyavailable starting materials which can be easily purified by crystallization. MARKET POTENTIALThere is great deal of interest in pillar-5-quinones for itspotential use in li-ion batteries and as molecular sensors.  The electronic materials and chemicals marketis worth over $ 59 billion (Link)  VALUE/ADVANTAGES·     Easy to adopt process·     Environmentally benign·     Non-chromatographic process·     Purification by crystallizationAPPLICATIONS·    Molecule has potentialuse in li-ion batteries, molecular sensors, electronic materials and in organicsynthesis TECHNOLOGY STATUS·    Demonstrated at the lab scale·    On the lookout for potential partners for spin-off or licensing·    Patent granted in the US: US 9000224B1; Application filed in India: 2243/DEL/2013

*Abstract

Astraightforward, easy, chromatographic-free process for producingpillar-5-quinones (organic intermediates, with very interesting electronic andmolecular properties, with applications in sensors, Li-ion batteries etc.)using readily available starting materials.

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USA