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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1271-1274 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organometallics |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 27 Feb 2012 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry