1615213-89-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Interception of intermediates in phosphine oxidation by mesityl nitrile-: N -oxide using frustrated Lewis pairs
Szkop, Kevin M.,Zhu, Diya,Longobardi, Lauren E.,Heck, Julian,Stephan, Douglas W.
, p. 8933 - 8939 (2018)
Phosphine oxidation by MesCNO is rapid; however, an FLP strategy intercepts the 1,3 addition products including [MesC(R3P)NOB(C6F5)3] (R = Ph 1, p-tol 2), [MesC(Mes2PH)NOB(C6F5)3] 3 (MesC(NOB(C6F5)3)Ph2P)2(CH2)n (n = 2: 4, 3: 5) and [MesC(Ph3P)NOB(C6F4H)3] 6. These species are shown to react with tBuOK or [Bu4N]F permitting the oxidation to proceed via a process involving borane dissociation. Similarly, the equilibrium established by 1 with B(C6F4H)3 and 6 with B(C6F5)3 provides experimental support for the "Cummins mechanism" for these phosphine oxidations.
[B(C6F5)4]: An air stable, lewis acidic stibonium salt that activates strong element-fluorine bonds
Pan, Baofei,Gabba?, Fran?ois P.
supporting information, p. 9564 - 9567 (2014/07/22)
As part of our ongoing interest in main group Lewis acids for fluoride anion complexation and element-fluorine bond activation, we have synthesized the stibonium borate salt [Sb(C6F5)4][B(C 6F5)4] (3). The perfluorinated stibonium cation [Sb(C6F5)4]+ present in this salt is a potent Lewis acid which abstracts a fluoride anion from [SbF 6]- and [BF(C6F5)3] - indicating that it is a stronger Lewis acid than SbF5 and B(C6F5)3. The unusual Lewis acidic properties of 3 are further reflected by its ability to polymerize THF or to promote the hydrodefluorination of fluoroalkanes in the presence of Et 3SiH. While highly reactive in solution, 3 is a perfectly air stable salt, making it a convenient Lewis acidic reagent.
