Bis(pentafluorophenyl)borane-catalyzed E-selective isomerization of terminal alkenes to internal alkenes

Ravindra S. Phatake, Tizian Müller, Arthur Averdunk, Urs Gellrich

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1128-1133
Number of pages6
JournalOrganic Chemistry Frontiers
Volume10
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Jan 2023
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry

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