| Literature DB >> 24379522 |
Xiaodan Zhao1, Garrett S Glover1, Kevin M Oberg1, Derek M Dalton1, Tomislav Rovis1.
Abstract
Pentafluorophenyl triazolium carbenes, widely used in NHC-catalysis, can decompose by several mechanisms. Under high concentration conditions, the azolium may undergo a pentafluorophenyl exchange by a proposed SNAr mechanism to give an inactive salt. In the presence of appropriate substrates, cyclization on the ortho-position of the arene can occur, also by SNAr. These adducts provide a potential pathway for catalyst decomposition and serve as a caveat to the development of new reactions and catalysts.Entities:
Keywords: Pentafluorophenyl N-heterocyclic carbene; decomposition; inner salt; spirocyclic oxindole
Year: 2013 PMID: 24379522 PMCID: PMC3873771 DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1338842
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Synlett ISSN: 0936-5214 Impact factor: 2.454