π–π Interaction assisted hydrodefluorination of perfluoroarenes by gold hydride: a case of synergistic effect on C–F bond activation

H Lv, JH Zhan, YB Cai, Y Yu, B Wang…

Index: Lv, Hongbin; Zhan, Jin-Hui; Cai, Yuan-Bo; Yu, Yi; Wang, Bingwu; Zhang, Jun-Long Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2012 , vol. 134, # 39 p. 16216 - 16227,12

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Abstract

“Synergistic effect” is prevalent in natural metalloenzymes in activating small molecules, and the success has inspired the development of artificial catalysts capable of unprecedented organic transformations. In this work, we found that the attractive π–π interaction between organic additives (as electron-donors) and the perfluorinated arenes (as electron acceptors) is effective in gold hydride catalyzed activation of C–F bonds, specifically ...