Issue 1, 2001

Coordination and oxidative addition of octafluoronaphthalene at a nickel centre: isolation of an intermediate in C–F bond activation

Abstract

Reaction of [Ni(COD)2] with PEt3 and octafluoronaphthalene yielded the complex [Ni(η2-1,2-C10F8)(PEt3)21, which was converted thermally into the C–F activation product trans-[NiF(2-C10F7)(PEt3)22. The crystal structure of 1 shows asymmetric η2 coordination with significant distortions of the naphthalene unit compared to the “ free” ligand; DFT calculations reproduce the principal features of the geometry.

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Article information

Article type
Letter
Submitted
01 Aug 2000
Accepted
22 Sep 2000
First published
15 Nov 2000

New J. Chem., 2001,25, 19-21

Coordination and oxidative addition of octafluoronaphthalene at a nickel centre: isolation of an intermediate in C–F bond activation

T. Braun, L. Cronin, C. L. Higgitt, J. E. McGrady, R. N. Perutz and M. Reinhold, New J. Chem., 2001, 25, 19 DOI: 10.1039/B006368L

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