Isolation and structural characterisation of rhodium(iii) η2-fluoroarene complexes: experimental verification of predicted regioselectivity†
Matthew R.
Gyton, 
‡a
Amy E.
Kynman,
‡a
Baptiste
Leforestier,
a
Angelo
Gallo,
a
Józef R.
Lewandowski
a
and
Adrian B.
Chaplin
*a
‡a
Amy E.
Kynman,
‡a
Baptiste
Leforestier,
a
Angelo
Gallo,
a
Józef R.
Lewandowski
a
and
Adrian B.
Chaplin
*a
Abstract
The isolation and solid-state characterisation of complexes featuring partially coordinated benzene, fluorobenzene and all three isomers of difluorobenzene are described. Supported by a DFT analysis, this well-defined homologous series demonstrates the preference for η2-coordination of fluoroarenes via the HC![[double bond, length as m-dash]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e001.gif)
CH sites adjacent to a fluorine substituent.
- This article is part of the themed collection: Spotlight Collection: Fluorinated ligands
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