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Title: Solvated Nickel Complexes as Stoichiometric and Catalytic Perfluoroalkylation Agents**

Journal Article · · Angewandte Chemie

Abstract The acetonitrile‐solvated [(MeCN)Ni(C 2 F 5 ) 3 ] was prepared in order to compare and contrast its reactivity with the known [(MeCN)Ni(CF 3 ) 3 ] towards organic electrophiles. Both [(MeCN)Ni(CF 3 ) 3 ] and [(MeCN)Ni(C 2 F 5 ) 3 ] successfully react with aryl iodonium and diazonium salts as well as alkynyl iodonium salts to give fluoroalkylated organic products. Electrochemical analysis of [(MeCN)Ni II (C 2 F 5 ) 3 ] suggests that, upon electro‐oxidation to [(MeCN) n Ni III (C 2 F 5 ) 3 ], reductive homolysis of a perfluoroethyl radical occurs, with the concomitant formation of [(MeCN) 2 Ni II (C 2 F 5 ) 2 ]. Catalytic C−H trifluoromethylations of electron‐rich arenes were successfully achieved using either [(MeCN)Ni(CF 3 ) 3 ] or the related [Ni(CF 3 ) 4 ] 2− . Stoichiometric reactions of the solvated nickel complexes reveal that “ligandless” nickel is exceptionally capable of serving as reservoir of CF 3 groups under catalytically relevant conditions.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0009363
OSTI ID:
1806604
Journal Information:
Angewandte Chemie, Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie Journal Issue: 33 Vol. 133; ISSN 0044-8249
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

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