Metallocene bis(perfluoroalkanesulfonate)s as air-stable cationic Lewis acids

Renhua Qiu, Guoping Zhang, Xinhua Xu, Kangbin Zou, Lingling Shao, Dawei Fang, Yinhui Li, Akihiro Orita, Ryosuke Saijo, Hidetaka Mineyama, Tomoyoshi Suenobu, Shunichi Fukuzumi, Delie An, Junzo Otera

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Abstract

Zirconocene and titanocene bis(perfluorooctanesulfonate)s were synthesized. In contrast to the corresponding triflates and perchlorates, these compounds are air- and water-stable. They were proved to be ionic on the basis of conductivity measurements and X-ray analysis, allowing these complexes to be stored for months. The strong Lewis acidity of these cationic metallocene species, which was proved by ESR study, enabled catalytic glycosylation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1524-1528
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume694
Issue number9-10
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Apr 2009

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Funding Information:
This work was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20372020 and 20672033). Appendix A

Keywords

  • Lewis acids
  • Metallocenes
  • Perfluorooctanesulfonates

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