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Hydrodefluorination of fluorobenzene and 1,2-difluorobenzene under mild conditions over rhodium pyridylphosphine and bipyridyl complexes tethered on a silica-supported palladium catalyst

Journal Article · · Organometallics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/om990151e· OSTI ID:682135
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  1. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States). Ames Lab.

The C-F bond, which is the strongest bond that carbon can form, is extremely reluctant to coordinate to metal centers and is resistant to chemical attack. Although this lack of fluorocarbon reactivity has frequently been exploited in technological and medical applications, this chemical inertness also translates into environmental persistence since these compounds are quite difficult to degrade. Fluorobenzene and 1,2-difluorobenzene are defluorinated under very mild conditions by H{sub 2}(4 atm) at 70 C in the presence of NaOAc. The heterogeneous catalysts for these reactions contain the rhodium pyridylphosphine and bipyridyl complexes tethered to heterogeneous Pd-SiO{sub 2}.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
682135
Journal Information:
Organometallics, Journal Name: Organometallics Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 18; ISSN ORGND7; ISSN 0276-7333
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English