Issue 74, 2021

Transition-metal difluorocarbene complexes

Abstract

Although transition metal carbenes have found widespread applications and difluorocarbene has served as a versatile intermediate, it is still quite challenging to make use of transition-metal difluorocarbenes in synthetic chemistry due to their unpredictable reactivities. In this Highlight, we review recent developments in the transition-metal-catalyzed or -mediated transfer of difluorocarbene and the reactivies and conversions of transition-metal difluorocarbene complexes. We start with the M[double bond, length as m-dash]CF2 bonding, then provide the progress in the transfer of difluorocarbene, and finally briefly discuss the conversions of M[double bond, length as m-dash]CF2 into other metal complexes. The understanding of the interesting reactivities of M[double bond, length as m-dash]CF2 may help design the catalytic transfer of difluorocarbene for various reactions.

Graphical abstract: Transition-metal difluorocarbene complexes

Article information

Article type
Highlight
Submitted
25 7 2021
Accepted
26 8 2021
First published
27 8 2021

Chem. Commun., 2021,57, 9316-9329

Transition-metal difluorocarbene complexes

W. Zhou, W. Pan, J. Chen, M. Zhang, J. Lin, W. Cao and J. Xiao, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 9316 DOI: 10.1039/D1CC04029D

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