Coupling Reaction - Miscellaneous Reactions

Miscellaneous Reactions

In one study, an unusual coupling reaction was described in which an organomolybdenum compound, (CF₃SO₃)₂ not only sat on a shelf for 30 years without any sign of degradation but also decomposed in water to generate 2-butyne, which is the coupling adduct of its two ethylidyne ligands. This, according to the researchers, opens another way for aqueous organometallic chemistry.

One method for palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of aryl halides with fluorinated arenes was reported by Keith Fagnou and co-workers. It is unusual in that it involves C-H functionalisation at an electron deficient arene.