Alkene Coupling through Triflic Acid Elimination on Platinum(II)

Endre Szuromi, Paul R. Sharp

Organometallics · 2005 · 23 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

The Pt(II) complexes (1,5-COD)Pt(OTf)2 and [(COD)Pt(THF)(OTf)]OTf react readily with alkenes (ethylene, cyclopentene, norbornenes) to give coupling products via HOTf elimination. With propylene a simple allyl complex is obtained.

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