Olefin Metathesis with 1,1-Difluoroethylene

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Authors

Tina M. Trnka · California Institute of Technology

Michael W. Day · California Institute of Technology

Robert H. Grubbs · California Institute of Technology

Abstract

Unsaturated halocarbene complexes can be synthesized in the first example of olefin metathesis with a directly fluorinated substrate. The ruthenium catalyst 1 reacts with 1,1-difluoroethylene to yield the corresponding methylidene [Ru]=CH2 (2) and difluorocarbene [Ru]=CF2 complexes (3). H2IMes=1,3-dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene; Cy=cyclohexyl.

Topics & Keywords

Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods Chemical Synthesis and Analysis Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 40, Issue 18, pp. 3441-3444

DOI: 10.1002/1521-3773(20010917)40:18<3441::aid-anie3441>3.0.co;2-7

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