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Arene complexes of transition metals in reactions with nucleophilic reagents. XVII. Nucleophilic substitution of the fluorine atom by alkoxy groups, catalyzed by the (/eta/-benzene)(/eta/-ethyltetramethylcyclopentadienyl)rhodium(III) dication, in the reaction of fluoroarenes with alcohols

Journal Article · · J. Org. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5949871

Effective catalysis by the ((/eta/-C/sub 6/H/sub 6/)Rh(/eta/-C/sub 5/EtMe/sub 4/))/sup 2+/(PF/sub 6//sup /minus//)/sub 2/ complex, discovered earlier in the case of methoxydefluorination, occurs during the nucleophilic substitution of a fluorine atom by alkoxy groups in the reactions of fluoroarenes with a wide range of alcohols in the absence of alkalis. By means of fluorobenzene it was established that the accumulation rate of the ethers depends substantially on the structure of the nucleophile. For the case of the production of the compounds C/sub 10/H/sub 21/OC/sub 6/H/sub 5/ and C/sub 16/H/sub 33/-2,4,6-Me/sub 3/C/sub 6/H/sub 2/ it was shown that higher alkyl aryl ethers can be synthesized with yields of 65-70%, calculated on the fluoroarene, and up to 900% calculated on the catalyst. By the synthesis of benzodioxane in the reaction of o-fluorophenol with 2-chloroethanol it was demonstrated that heterocyclic compounds can be obtained if bifunctional substrates and reagents are used.

Research Organization:
Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry (USSR)
OSTI ID:
5949871
Journal Information:
J. Org. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: J. Org. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 24:2; ISSN JOCYA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English