PMID- 36469940 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221215 LR - 20221222 IS - 1520-5126 (Electronic) IS - 0002-7863 (Linking) VI - 144 IP - 49 DP - 2022 Dec 14 TI - Nickel-Catalyzed Homologation of Vinylidene Difluoride (CH(2) horizontal lineCF(2)): Selective beta-F vs beta-H Elimination. PG - 22713-22721 LID - 10.1021/jacs.2c10448 [doi] AB - Hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) constitute the newest generation of fluorocarbon refrigerants and foam-blowing agents due to their reduced global warming potential vs their saturated analogues. To identify new synthetic routes to HFOs, we show that reactions of bulky Ni(0) phosphine and -NHC complexes with vinylidene difluoride (VF2) afford mu-fluoro-1,1,3-trifluorobut-3-enyl Ni complexes. Moreover, addition of triisopropylsilane allows for reductive elimination of the reduced product horizontal line 2,4,4-trifluoro-1-butene horizontal line demonstrating the Ni-catalyzed hydrodefluorodimerization of VF2. Accompanying DFT calculations identify the T-shaped nickelacyclopentane intermediate that spontaneously undergoes selective intramolecular beta-F (vs beta-H) elimination. FAU - Sicard, Alexandre J AU - Sicard AJ AD - Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, University of Ottawa, 30 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. FAU - Ghaffari, Behnaz AU - Ghaffari B AD - Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, University of Ottawa, 30 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. FAU - Gabidullin, Bulat M AU - Gabidullin BM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2197-4125 AD - Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. FAU - Ovens, Jeffrey S AU - Ovens JS AD - Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. FAU - Hughes, Russell P AU - Hughes RP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1891-6530 AD - Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States. FAU - Baker, R Tom AU - Baker RT AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1133-7149 AD - Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, University of Ottawa, 30 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20221205 PL - United States TA - J Am Chem Soc JT - Journal of the American Chemical Society JID - 7503056 RN - 7OV03QG267 (Nickel) SB - IM MH - *Nickel MH - Catalysis EDAT- 2022/12/06 06:00 MHDA- 2022/12/16 06:00 CRDT- 2022/12/05 17:13 PHST- 2022/12/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/12/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/12/05 17:13 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/jacs.2c10448 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Am Chem Soc. 2022 Dec 14;144(49):22713-22721. doi: 10.1021/jacs.2c10448. Epub 2022 Dec 5.