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Regioselective Transfer Hydrodeuteration of Alkenes with a Hydrogen Deuteride Surrogate Using B(C6F5)3 Catalysis
Walker, Johannes C. L.,Oestreich, Martin
, p. 6411 - 6414 (2018)
A regioselective hydrodeuteration of alkenes using monodeuterated cyclohexa-1,4-dienes as surrogates for hydrogen deuteride (HD) gas is reported. The metal-free process proceeds under B(C6F5)3 catalysis presumably by deuteride abstraction to form borodeuteride [DB(C6F5)3]a and highly Br?nsted-acidic Wheland intermediates. Low catalyst loadings (2.5 mol %) are used, and the reaction proceeds at room temperature.
