Catalysts play a critical role in organic synthesis to improve synthetic efficiency, reduce waste, and broaden substrate scope for important carbon-carbon bond forming reactions.  Sodium tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate (NaBArF) has previously been used in organic and organometallic chemistry as a loosely coordinating counter ion, but there are limited studies investigating NaBArF directly as a catalyst.  This study investigates the catalytic activity of NaBArF for organic carbon-carbon bond forming reactions.  Current results of our study demonstrate that NaBArF affords high yields of product with a variety of nucleophiles.  Substrate scope, solvent studies, and mechanistic studies will be presented, providing insight into the mechanism of NaBArF catalysis.

Study of the catalytic ability of NaBArF in organic carbon-carbon bond forming reactions

248th National Meeting (2014)

The official archive and repository for all ACS Meetings & Expositions abstracts and select posters or presentations.