Catalytic reductive deoxygenation of esters to ethers driven by hydrosilane activation through non-covalent interactions with a fluorinated borate salt
Vincent Rysak, Ruchi Dixit, Xavier Trivelli, Nicolas Merle, Francine Agbossou‐Niedercorn, Kumar Vanka, Christophe Michon
Abstract
A fluorinated borate BArF salt catalyses the reductive deoxygenation of esters to ethers by using hydrosilanes. Experimental and theoretical studies highlight the role of noncovalent interactions in the reaction mechanism.
Topics & Concepts
DeoxygenationChemistryCatalysisSalt (chemistry)BoronCovalent bondOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryPhotochemistryPolymer chemistryOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryCatalytic Cross-Coupling ReactionsSulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques