Abstract
We report the bis(pentafluorophenyl)borane-catalyzed E-selective isomerization of terminal alkenes to internal alkenes. The reaction proceeds under comparatively mild conditions and requires only low catalyst loadings. Notably, a long-range isomerization of distant aryl alkenes is possible with the protocol reported herein. The mechanism was investigated by dispersion-corrected spin-component scaled double hybrid DFT computations, which indicate that the bis(pentafluorophenyl)borane catalyzed alkene isomerization proceeds via a hydroboration/retro-hydroboration sequence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1128-1133 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Organic Chemistry Frontiers |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 24 Jan 2023 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Organic Chemistry