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InChI:InChI=1/C5H7F3O2/c1-2-3-10-4(9)5(6,7)8/h2-3H2,1H3

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• 74-98-6 propane 
• 76-05-1 trifluoroacetic acid 
• 106-97-8 n-butane 
• 201230-82-2 carbon monoxide 
• 143885-02-3 propyloxy(diphenyl)-λ⁶-sulfanenitrile 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Aerobic Partial Oxidation of Alkanes Using Photodriven Iron Catalysis

Photodriven oxidations of alkanes in trifluoroacetic acid using commercial and synthesized Fe(III) sources as catalyst precursors and dioxygen (O2) as the terminal oxidant are reported. The reactions produce alkyl esters and occur at ambient temperature in the presence of air, and catalytic turnover is observed for the oxidation of methane in a pure O2 atmosphere. Under optimized conditions, approximately 17% conversion of methane to methyl trifluoroacetate at more than 50% selectivity is observed. It is demonstrated that methyl trifluoroacetate is stable under catalytic conditions, and thus overoxidized products are not formed through secondary oxidation of methyl trifluoroacetate.

Partial oxidation of light alkanes by periodate and chloride salts

The efficient and selective partial oxidation of light alkanes using potassium periodate and potassium chloride is reported. Yields of methane functionalization in trifluoroacetic acid reach >40% with high selectivity for methyl trifluoroacetate. Periodat

Selective monooxidation of light alkanes using chloride and iodate

We describe an efficient system for the direct partial oxidation of methane, ethane, and propane using iodate salts with catalytic amounts of chloride in protic solvents. In HTFA (TFA = trifluoroacetate), >20% methane conversion with >85% selectivity for MeTFA have been achieved. The addition of substoichiometric amounts of chloride is essential, and for methane the conversion increases from 20%. The reaction also proceeds in aqueous HTFA as well as acetic acid to afford methyl acetate. 13C labeling experiments showed that less than 2% of methane is overoxidized to 13CO2 at 15% conversion of 13CH4. The system is selective for higher alkanes: 30% ethane conversion with 98% selectivity for EtTFA and 19% propane conversion that is selective for mixtures of the mono- and difunctionalized TFA esters. Studies of methane conversion using a series of iodine-based reagents [I2, ICl, ICl3, I(TFA)3, I2O4, I 2O5, (IO2)2S2O 7, (IO)2SO4] indicated that the chloride enhancement is not limited to iodate.

Ortho-Phenylene bridged palladium bis-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: Synthesis, structure and catalysis

A series of ortho-phenylene bridged palladium bis-NHC complexes has been synthesized. Complexes with imidazolium and benzimidazolium derived NHCs and methyl-/benzyl-wingtips are reported. Bis(benz)imidazoles with a doubly brominated ortho-phenylene bridge could be obtained by an electrophilic substitution reaction. The structure of the complexes could be confirmed by three solid-state structures. All catalysts have been tested in the catalytic functionalisation of propane. The catalytic activity is highly dependent on the ligand, whereas ligand effects on the regioselectivity (n/iso) are much smaller.

Catalytic oxidation of hydrocarbons of natural and oil gas

Alkane oxidation by O2 and CO in the presence of Rh-, Pd-, and Pt-containing catalytic systems leads to the product of C-H bond oxidation and the products of C-C bond oxidative destruction. A deuterated methyl group in acetic acid is observed in the oxidation of n-propane in a deuterium-donor medium. The possible mechanisms of alkane C2-C4 conversion are proposed.

Homogeneous catalytic oxidation of light alkanes: C-C bond cleavage under mild conditions

The combined oxidation of CO and C2-C4 alkanes (associated petroleum gas and natural gas components) under the action of oxygen in trifluoroacetic acid solutions in the presence of rhodium and copper chlorides was accompanied by the oxidative degradation of C-C bonds in a hydrocarbon chain with the formation of carbonyl compounds, alcohols, and esters. For butane and isobutane, the reaction path with C-C bond cleavage was predominant. The buildup curves of isobutane oxidation products (both with the retention and with the degradation of the chain) were S-shaped and characterized by the same induction period; they did not pass through a maximum. A reaction scheme was proposed to reflect the main special features of the mechanism of transformations occurring in the O2/Rh/Cu/Cl- oxidation system.

Application of alkoxy-λ6-sulfanenitriles as strong alkylating reagents

Alkoxy-λ6-sulfanenitriles were found to be versatile alkylating reagents toward various nucleophiles bearing at least one proton such as methanol, phenol, thiophenols, carboxylic acids, ptoluenesulfonic acid, hydrochloric acid, and primary and secondary amines. Reactivity of the alkoxy group of the λ6-sulfanenitriles showed an opposite trend to the usual SN2 character, i.e. Me (la), Pr (1b), and Bu (1d) ? i-Pr (1c). In the presence of p-TsOH, alkyl tosylates were predominantly formed instead of the alkylation products of nucleophiles. In addition, even a sterically hindered substrate, neopentyloxy-λ6-sulfanenitrile, was found to undergo an SN2 reaction toward thiophenol without any rearrangement product to give neopentyl phenyl sulfide in good yield.