acetylenes bearing a variety of substituents with perfluoroalkyl iodides in the presence of a catalytic amount of triethylborane provides the corresponding perfluoroalkenes in good to excellent yields. The addition of perfluoroalkyl iodides to olefins is also described.
The palladium-catalyzed Kharasch reaction of alkenes and alkynes is enhanced by the use of a heterogeneous aqueous system, without the use of hydrophilic co-solvents or phase transfer catalysts. The Pd(0)-catalyzed reaction of terminal alkenes with bromotrichloromethane in water goes to completion within 2 h at room temperature, whereas no reaction occurs in benzene otherwise under the same conditions. The Pd(0) catalyst in aqueous me la a so effects the radical addition of iodoperfluoroalkanes toward terminal alkenes and alkynes at room temperature.
The atom transfer radicaladdition of polyhaloalkanes, such as bromotrichloromethane and polyfluoroalkyl iodine, to olefins smoothly proceeds in the presence of sodium acetate as an efficient auxiliary agent in dimethoxyethane. The present transition metal- and peroxide-free methodology is applicable to a broad scope of substrates.