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Gold Sulfonium Benzylide Complexes Undergo Efficient Benzylidene Transfer to Alkenes.

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Carden, RG; Widenhoefer, RA
Published in: Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
August 2019

The gold sulfonium benzylide complexes [(P1)AuCHPh(SR1 R2 )]+  {B[3,5-CF3 C6 H3 ]4 }- [P1=P(tBu)2 o-biphenyl; R1 , R2 =-(CH2 )4 - (1 a); R1 =Et, R2 =Ph (1 b); R1 =R2 =Ph (1 c)] were synthesized by reaction of the gold α-chloro benzyl complex (P1)AuCHClPh with sodium tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate and excess sulfide. Complexes 1 undergo efficient benzylidene transfer to alkenes and DMSO under mild conditions without external activation. Kinetic analysis of the reaction of 1 c with styrene was consistent with the intermediacy of the cationic gold benzylidene complex [(P1)AuCHPh]+ (I).

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Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)

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1521-3765

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0947-6539

Publication Date

August 2019

Volume

25

Issue

47

Start / End Page

11026 / 11030

Related Subject Headings

  • General Chemistry
  • 34 Chemical sciences
  • 03 Chemical Sciences
 

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Carden, R. G., & Widenhoefer, R. A. (2019). Gold Sulfonium Benzylide Complexes Undergo Efficient Benzylidene Transfer to Alkenes. Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany), 25(47), 11026–11030. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201902845
Carden, Robert G., and Ross A. Widenhoefer. “Gold Sulfonium Benzylide Complexes Undergo Efficient Benzylidene Transfer to Alkenes.Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany) 25, no. 47 (August 2019): 11026–30. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201902845.
Carden RG, Widenhoefer RA. Gold Sulfonium Benzylide Complexes Undergo Efficient Benzylidene Transfer to Alkenes. Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany). 2019 Aug;25(47):11026–30.
Carden, Robert G., and Ross A. Widenhoefer. “Gold Sulfonium Benzylide Complexes Undergo Efficient Benzylidene Transfer to Alkenes.Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany), vol. 25, no. 47, Aug. 2019, pp. 11026–30. Epmc, doi:10.1002/chem.201902845.
Carden RG, Widenhoefer RA. Gold Sulfonium Benzylide Complexes Undergo Efficient Benzylidene Transfer to Alkenes. Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany). 2019 Aug;25(47):11026–11030.
Journal cover image

Published In

Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)

DOI

EISSN

1521-3765

ISSN

0947-6539

Publication Date

August 2019

Volume

25

Issue

47

Start / End Page

11026 / 11030

Related Subject Headings

  • General Chemistry
  • 34 Chemical sciences
  • 03 Chemical Sciences