Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2024
DOI
10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00178
Publication Title
Organometallics
Volume
43
Issue
21
Pages
2727-2735
Abstract
Ruthenium based Grubbs metathesis has become a commonplace reaction for synthetic chemists. Development of new generations of catalysts evolving from Grubbs I (GI) have led to greater stability, functional group compatibility, and superior reactivities. However, these advancements lead to increased costs. To this end, we report here how the addition of the commercially available tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane Lewis acid, which has become a common place catalyst in its own right, leads to enhanced reactivity of GI. Moreover, the increased reactivity arises via halide abstraction rather than traditional phosphine dissociation, providing ring-opening metathesis polymerization products that are divergent from those synthesized without the Lewis acid cocatalyst.
Rights
© 2024 The Authors.
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Original Publication Citation
Medley, A. W., Patel, D., Utne, C., & Bender, T. A. (2024). B(C₆F₅)₃ co-catalyst promotes unconventional halide abstraction from Grubbs I to enhance reactivity and limit decomposition. Organometallics, 43(21), 2727-2735. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00178
ORCID
0009-0001-1031-8712 (Medley)
Repository Citation
Medley, Austin W.; Patel, Diya; Utne, Calvin; and Bender, Trandon A., "B(C₆F₅)₃ Co-Catalyst Promotes Unconventional Halide Abstraction From Grubbs I to Enhance Reactivity and Limit Decomposition" (2024). Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications. 320.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/chemistry_fac_pubs/320
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