CHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OF TETRAHYDROFURAN IN THE PRESENCE OF THE Pd(C6F5)2 MOIETY

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)98742-4

Treatment of trans-Pd(C6F5)2(dioxane)2 with dry THF leads to the isolation of trans-Pd(C6F5)2(THF).However, the same reaction carried out in wet THF results in the oxidation of THF to γ-butyrolactone, the isolated complex being trans-Pd(C6F5)2(γ-butyrolac