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Generation of Stoichiometric Ethylene and Isotopic Derivatives and Application in Transition‐Metal‐Catalyzed Vinylation and Enyne Metathesis
Author(s) -
Min Geanna K.,
Bjerglund Klaus,
Kramer Søren,
Gøgsig Thomas M.,
Lindhardt Anders T.,
Skrydstrup Troels
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201303668
Subject(s) - ethylene , chemistry , catalysis , enyne , olefin fiber , alkene , metathesis , enyne metathesis , organic chemistry , reagent , salt metathesis reaction , combinatorial chemistry , polymer , polymerization
Ethylene is one of the most important building blocks in industry for the production of polymers and commodity chemicals. 13 C‐ and D‐isotope‐labeled ethylenes are also valuable reagents with applications ranging from polymer‐structure determination, reaction‐mechanism elucidation to the preparation of more complex isotopically labeled compounds. However, these isotopic derivatives are expensive, and are flammable gases, which are difficult to handle. We have developed a method for the controlled generation of ethylene and its isotopic variants including, for the first time, fully isotopically labeled ethylene, from simple alkene precursors by using Ru catalysis. Applying a two‐chamber reactor allows both the synthesis of ethylene and its immediate consumption in a chemical transformation permitting reactions to be performed with only stoichiometric amounts of this two carbon olefin. This was demonstrated in the Ni‐catalyzed Heck reaction with aryl triflates and benzyl chlorides, as well as Ru‐mediated enyne metathesis.