A novel colorimetric chemosensor PBIOSi has been designed and synthesized. The addition of F to a THF solution of PBIOSi resulted in an obvious color change （from red to green） in a short time because of the specific cleavage of Si-O bond in PBIOSi by F-. It was interesting that PBIOSi showed excellent selectivity for F detection over other halides. The UV-Vis absorption and fluorescence were changed linearly with the concentration ofF over the range of 0- 10 μmol/L.
Zhang Liang Wang Limin Zhang Guanjun Yu Jianjun Cai Xiaofei Teng Mingshuang Wu Yue
An efficient method has been developed for one-pot three-component coupling reactions of various aldehydes, 1-cyclohexen-2-one, and primary or secondary amines in the presence of a catalytic amount of Yb（OTf）3 under mild conditions to afford the corresponding 2-arylmethyl N-substituted anilines in good yields. In addition, the catalyst was easily recovered and could be reused for at least four cycles without any loss of activity.
An efficient approach for the synthesis of N-arylated amides was developed via copper(Ⅱ) triflate-catalyzed direct oxidation of(aryl)methylamines to primary arylamides by air and subsequent N-arylation by diaryliodonium salts. Various substituted benzylamines could be applied in the reaction, providing a series of N-arylated amides in moderate to good yields. This method showed convenient, practical, and environment friendly advantages.
LIU XinMAO DanWU ShengYingYU JianJunHONG GangZHAO QiaoWANG LiMin
