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Titanium‐Catalyzed C–F Activation of Fluoroalkenes
Author(s) -
Kühnel Moritz F.,
Lentz Dieter
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200907162
Subject(s) - cyclopentadienyl complex , catalysis , chemistry , titanium , photochemistry , difluoride , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry
Detox : Air‐stable titanocene difluoride efficiently catalyzes the chemoselective hydrodefluorination of fluoroalkenes at room temperature leading to hydrofluoroalkenes in high yields (see scheme: Cp=cyclopentadienyl). This is a rare example of the catalyzed conversion of fluoroalkenes into less‐fluorinated compounds, which have a lower climatic impact, and is a potential method for breaking down toxic perfluoroalkenes.