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The Reaction of the [CpFe(CO)2]− Anion with Pentafluorochlorobenzene: Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution by Halogen-Metal Exchange
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1998
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Inorganic ChemistryChemical EngineeringProton DonorsEngineeringHalogen-metal ExchangeFluorous SynthesisOrganometallic ElectrochemistryOrganic ChemistryNucleophilic Aromatic SubstitutionOrganometallic CatalysisCatalysisChemistryHalogenation
The mechanism of the reaction of [CpFe(CO)2]− with pentafluorochlorobenzene is investigated in detail. The reaction is shown to proceed exclusively through the [C6F5]− intermediate (below), which can be trapped with proton donors or with an excess of C6F5Cl.