Catalytic, Regiospecific End-Functionalization of Alkanes: Rhenium-Catalyzed Borylation under Photochemical Conditions

Approaching a Holy Grail? A regioselective functionalization of alkanes occurs with commercially available rhenium catalysts and borane reagents under photochemical conditions [Eq. (1)]. Mechanistic studies indicate that the regioselectivity results from a direct thermal reaction of a photochemicall...

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Published in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition 1999-11, Vol.38 (22), p.3391-3393
Main Authors: Chen, Huiyuan, Hartwig, John F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boron
C−H activation
Homogeneous catalysis
Photochemistry
Rhenium
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Summary:Approaching a Holy Grail? A regioselective functionalization of alkanes occurs with commercially available rhenium catalysts and borane reagents under photochemical conditions [Eq. (1)]. Mechanistic studies indicate that the regioselectivity results from a direct thermal reaction of a photochemically generated 16–electron boryl complex with alkane.
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19991115)38:22<3391::AID-ANIE3391>3.0.CO;2-N