Cleaving carbon–carbon bonds by inserting tungsten into unstrained aromatic rings

Aaron Sattler and Gerard Parkin ()
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Aaron Sattler: Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
Gerard Parkin: Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA

Nature, 2010, vol. 463, issue 7280, 523-526

Abstract: Breaking the chain The transformation of petroleum-derived feedstocks into useful chemicals often requires controllable cleavage of carbon–hydrogen or carbon–carbon bonds. There are many examples achieving this through the oxidative addition of C–H bonds to metal centres, but analogous transformations of C–C bonds are rare. Aaron Sattler and Gerard Parkin show that by using a tungsten centre and exploiting the formation of an unusual ligand, a strong C–C bond can be cleaved. This raises the prospect that many other metal centres with suitable ligands can be developed for the same task, providing new ways of turning feedstocks into valuable chemicals.

Date: 2010
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