Oxidative addition of ether O-methyl bonds at a Pt(0) centre??

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2014-02-06 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC00853G

Abstract

Pt(PCyp3)2 (Cyp = cyclopentyl) undergoes C–O oxidative addition with 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methoxypyridine, pentafluoroanisole, 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoroanisole and 2,3,6-trifluoroanisole yielding platinum methyl derivatives. The reactions occur in preference to C–H or C–F activation.

Graphical abstract: Oxidative addition of ether O-methyl bonds at a Pt(0) centre
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