Catalytic Hydrodefluorination of Pentafluorobenzene by [Ru(NHC)-(PPh3)2(CO)H2]: A Nucleophilic Attack by a Metal-Bound Hydride Ligand Explains an Unusual ortho-Regioselectivity

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作者
Panetier, Julien A. [1 ]
Macgregor, Stuart A. [1 ]
Whittlesey, Michael K. [2 ]
机构
[1] Heriot Watt Univ, Sch EPS, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland
[2] Univ Bath, Dept Chem, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
C-F activation; density functional calculations; fluoroarenes; hydrodefluorination; ruthenium; C-F ACTIVATION; FLUORINE BOND ACTIVATION; COMPLEXES; RHODIUM;
D O I
10.1002/anie.201006789
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Secret revealed: The mechanism of the catalytic hydrodefluorination of pentafluorobenzene by the N-heterocyclic carbene complex [Ru(IMes)(PPh 3)2(CO)H2] has been investigated by DFT calculations. Two sets of novel pathways (concerted and stepwise) have been defined whereby a Ru H ligand can act as a nucleophile at the fluoroarene substrate. The most accessible pathway equates to the formation of 1,2,3,4-C6F4H2 and thus accounts for the unusual regioselectivity that is observed experimentally (see scheme). Copyright © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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页码:2783 / 2786
页数:4
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