Stepwise addition of difluorocarbene to a transition metal centre

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Graham M. Lee · Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation

Daniel J. Harrison · University of Ottawa

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The Ruppert-Prakash reagent (Me3SiCF3) is used to introduce difluorocarbene (CF2) and tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) ligands to cobalt(I) metal centres, whereby the TFE ligand is generated via [2+1] cycloaddition between [Co]=CF2 and CF2.

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Fluorine in Organic Chemistry Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions

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Published in: Chemical Communications

Volume 50, Issue 9, pp. 1128-1130

DOI: 10.1039/c3cc48468h

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Stepwise addition of difluorocarbene to a transition metal centre

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