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Platinum(II)-catalyzed ethylene hydrophenylation: Switching selectivity between alkyl- and vinylbenzene production
McKeown, Bradley A.,Gonzalez, H. Emanuel,Friedfeld, Max R.,Brosnahan, Anna M.,Gunnoe, T. Brent,Cundari, Thomas R.,Sabat, Michal
, p. 2857 - 2865 (2013/06/26)
The series of PtII complexes [(xbpy)Pt(Ph)(THF)] [BAr′4] (xbpy =4,4′-X-2,2′-bipyridyl, X = OMe, tBu, H, Br, CO2Et, NO2; Ar′ = 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl) are catalyst precursors for ethylene hydrophenylation. The bipyridyl substituent provides a tunable switch for catalyst selectivity that also has significant influence on catalyst activity and longevity. Less electron donating 4,4′-substituents increase the propensity toward styrene formation over ethylbenzene.
