Intermolecular C–F and intramolecular C–H activation reaction of [Re(η5-C5Me5)(CO)3] with hexafluorobenzene: crystal and molecular structure of [Re(η6-C5Me4CH2)(CO)2(C6F5)]
Abstract
Photochemical reaction of [Re(η5-C5Me5)(CO)3] with hexafluorobenzene yields [Re(η6-C5Me4CH2)(CO)2(C6F5)] formed by insertion into a C–F bond of C6F6 and concomitant insertion into a methyl C–H bond; the reactions of [Re(η6-C5Me4CH2)(CO)2(C6F5)] with PMe3 and with HCl show that the (η6-C5Me4CH2) ligand is subject to both nucleophilic and electrophilic attack.