Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions with fluorinated substrates: Mechanistic insights into the undesired hydrodehalogenation of aryl halides

Meital Orbach, Joyanta Choudhury, Michal Lahav, Olena V. Zenkina, Yael Diskin Posner, Gregory Leitus, Mark A. Iron, Milko E. van der Boom

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Abstract

We report here that the undesired hydrodehalogenation in cross-coupling reactions with fluorinated substrates involves water as a possible hydrogen source. Moreover, the product distribution (hydrodehalogenation vs carbon-carbon coupling) can be controlled by varying the phosphine substituents. Significant hydrodehalogenation occurs prior to the formation of Ar F-Pd(II)-Br complexes. DFT calculations were used to evaluate a direct hydrodehalogenation route with a phosphine and water. These findings provide new mechanistic insight into aryl-Br bond activation with fluorinated substrates and selective arene functionalization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1271-1274
Number of pages4
JournalOrganometallics
Volume31
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Feb 2012

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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