A Structurally Characterized Fluoroalkyne

Lewis Marshall Hall, David Tew, Natalie Estelle Pridmore, Adrian C. Whitwood, Jason Martin Lynam, John Martin Slattery

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Abstract

The facile synthesis of a stable and isolable compound with a fluoroalkynyl group, M−C≡CF, is reported. Reaction of [Ru(C≡CH)(η 5-C 5Me 5)(dppe)] with an electrophilic fluorinating agent (NFSI) results in the formation of the fluorovinylidene complex [Ru(=C=CHF)(η 5-C 5Me 5)(dppe)][N(SO 2Ph) 2]. Subsequent deprotonation with LiN(SiMe 3) 2 affords the fluoroalkynyl complex [Ru(C≡CF)(η 5-C 5Me 5)(dppe)]. In marked contrast to the rare and highly reactive examples of fluoroalkynes that have been reported previously, this compound can be readily isolated and structurally characterized. This has allowed the structure and bonding in the CCF motif to be explored. Further electrophilic fluorination of this species yields the difluorovinylidene complex [Ru(C=CF 2)(η 5-C 5Me 5)(dppe)][N(SO 2Ph) 2].

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7551-7556
Number of pages7
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume56
Issue number26
Early online date23 May 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Jun 2017

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Keywords

  • alkynes
  • alkynyls
  • electrophilic fluorination
  • fluorine
  • vinylidenes

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