137927-71-0Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Olefin Metathesis, p-Cresol, and the Second Generation Grubbs Catalyst: Fitting the Pieces
Swart, Marthinus R.,Twigge, Linette,Erasmus, Elizabeth,Marais, Charlene,Bezuidenhoudt, Barend C. B.
, p. 1752 - 1762 (2021/05/06)
p-Cresol as additive to the Grubbs second generation catalyst (GII) allows the cross-metathesis of acrylates with prop-1-en-1-ylbenzenes under conditions that only give the prop-1-en-1-ylbenzene self-metathesis product in the absence of cresol. NMR and IR spectroscopy, MALDI-TOF MS and XPS supported the formation of a ruthenium benzylidene with hydrogen bonds between p-cresol and the chloride ligands of GII. XPS furthermore confirmed p-cresol to increase the binding energies of the GII Ru 3d5/2, 3d3/2, 3p3/2 and 3p1/2 photoelectron lines, whereas 1H NMR spectroscopy indicated the carbene carbon and hydrogen to be shielded. It is thus postulated that p-cresol allows for more facile interaction between electron-deficient compounds and the ruthenium benzylidene by decreasing the electron density on the metal center and increasing the electron density on the carbene.
An improved catalyst system for the Pd-catalyzed fluorination of (hetero)aryl triflates
Lee, Hong Geun,Milner, Phillip J.,Buchwald, Stephen L.
supporting information, p. 5602 - 5605 (2013/11/19)
The stable Pd(0) species [(1,5-cyclooctadiene)(L·Pd)2] (L = AdBrettPhos) has been prepared and successfully evaluated as a precatalyst for the fluorination of aryl triflates derived from biologically active and heteroaryl phenols, challenging substrates for our previously reported catalyst system. Additionally, this precatalyst activates at room temperature under neutral conditions, generates 1,5-cyclooctadiene as the only byproduct, and leads to overall cleaner reaction profiles.
