- Mechanistic study of Ru-NHC-catalyzed hydrodefluorination of fluoropyridines: The influence of the NHC on the regioselectivity of C-F activation and chemoselectivity of C-F versus C-H bond cleavage
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We describe a combined experimental and computational study into the scope, regioselectivity, and mechanism of the catalytic hydrodefluorination (HDF) of fluoropyridines, C5F5-xHxN (x = 0-2), at two Ru(NHC)(PPh3)2(CO)H2 catalysts (NHC = IPr, 1, and IMes, 2). The regioselectivity and extent of HDF is significantly dependent on the nature of the NHC: with 1 HDF of C5F5N is favored at the ortho-position and gives 2,3,4,5-C5F4HN as the major product. This reacts on to 3,4,5-C5F3H2N and 2,3,5-C5F3H2N, and the latter can also undergo further HDF to 3,5-C5F2H3N and 2,5-C5F2H3N. para-HDF of C5F5N is also seen and gives 2,3,5,6-C5F4HN as a minor product, which is then inert to further reaction. In contrast, with 2, para-HDF of C5F5N is preferred, and moreover, the 2,3,5,6-C5F4HN regioisomer undergoes C-H bond activation to form the catalytically inactive 16e Ru-fluoropyridyl complex Ru(IMes)(PPh3)(CO)(4-C5F4N)H, 3. Density functional theory calculations rationalize the different regioselectivity of HDF of C5F5N at 1 and 2 in terms of a change in the pathway that is operating with these two catalysts. With 1, a stepwise mechanism is favored in which a N → Ru σ-interaction stabilizes the key C-F bond cleavage along the ortho-HDF pathway. With 2, a concerted pathway favoring para-HDF is more accessible. The calculations show the barriers increase for the subsequent HDF of the lower fluorinated substrates, and they also correctly identify the most reactive C-F bonds. A mechanism for the formation of 3 is also defined, but the competition between C-H bond activation and HDF of 2,3,5,6-C5F4HN at 2 (which favors C-H activation experimentally) is not reproduced. In general, the calculations appear to overestimate the HDF reactivity of 2,3,5,6-C5F4HN at both catalysts 1 and 2. (Chemical Equation Presented).
- McKay, David,Riddlestone, Ian M.,Macgregor, Stuart A.,Mahon, Mary F.,Whittlesey, Michael K.
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p. 776 - 787
(2015/03/04)
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- Catalytic hydrodefluorination of fluoroaromatics with silanes as hydrogen source at a binuclear rhodium complex: Characterization of key intermediates
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Stoichiometric and catalytic hydrodefluorination reactions of fluorinated aromatic substrates on using [Rh(μ-H)(dippp)]2 (1) (dippp = 1,3-bis(diisopropylphosphino)propane) as catalyst and HSiEt3 as a hydrogen source are reported. Treatment of the hydrido complex 1 with the fluoroarenes gave the fluorido complex [Rh(μ-F)(dippp)]2 (2) and organic hydrodefluorination products. An unusual ortho-selectivity was observed in the reaction of 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoropyridine and pentafluorobenzene giving the 1,2-hydrodefluorinated products. The binuclear structure of complex 2 in the solid state was confirmed by X-ray diffraction. The fluorido complex 2 reacted with HSiEt3 and HSiiPr3 by elimination of the corresponding fluorosilanes to afford the η2-silane hydrido complexes [Rh(H)(η2-HSiEt3)(dippp)] (3) and [Rh(H)(η2-HSiiPr3)(dippp)] (4), respectively. The structures of the complexes 3 and 4 were derived from NMR data and DFT calculations. Catalytic reactions of pentafluoropyridine, 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro- pyridine or 2,3,5,6-tetra-fluoropyridine, hexa- and pentafluorobenzene with HSiEt3 in the presence of 5 mol% of 1 afforded hydrodefluorination products with up to 19 turnovers after 48 h at 50 C. In contrast to the stoichiometric reactions, the catalytic transformations resulted predominantly in hydrodefluorinations at the para-position of the nitrogen atom in the heterocycles giving evidence for two different C-F activation pathways. Compound 3 can be considered to be an intermediate in the catalytic hydrodefluorinations of the fluoroarenes.
- Zámostná, Lada,Ahrens, Mike,Braun, Thomas
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p. 132 - 142
(2013/10/01)
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- The ionic liquid [bmim]Br as an alternative medium for the catalytic cleavage of aromatic C-F and C-Cl bonds
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The potential of [bmim]Br as an alternative to aprotic dipolar solvents in nickel-catalyzed hydrodehalogenation reactions is demonstrated. Hydrodechlorination of pentafluorochlorobenzene proceeds under the action of zinc in aqueous [bmim]Br. Under the above conditions aromatic C-F bonds also undergo slow cleavage. The reaction is significantly accelerated in the presence of nickel complexes with 2,2′-bipyridine or 1,10-phenanthroline. In the case of pentafluoroacetanilide highly regioselective ortho-hydrodefluorination leading to the formation of 3,4,5-trifluoroacetanilide is observed.
- Prikhod'ko, Sergey A.,Adonin, Nicolay Yu.,Parmon, Valentin N.
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p. 2265 - 2268
(2010/05/18)
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