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A Purely Organic Tricarbanion
Author(s) -
Höfler Denis,
Goddard Richard,
Lingnau Julia B.,
Nöthling Nils,
List Benjamin
Publication year - 2018
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.201803647
Subject(s) - carbanion , ammonium , organic molecules , chemistry , electron , organic synthesis , charge (physics) , molecule , inorganic chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , physics , catalysis , quantum mechanics
How many carbanions can an organic molecule accommodate? The formation of purely organic carbanions with multiple charges is challenging as charge stabilization cannot be achieved through metal coordination. Previously, only quaternary ammonium dicarbanion salts had been reported. By using highly electron‐deficient trifluoromethanesulfonyl (triflyl or Tf) groups, the formation of a purely organic tricarbanion has been realized for the first time.