ABSTRACT
Alcohols 8 bearing two identical perfluoroalkyl groups were prepared by the reaction of the corresponding perfluoroalkyl phenyl ketones 7 with 0.5 equivalents of t-BuOK via Cannizzaro-type disproportionation. Utilizing the new bulky bidentate ligand with two n-C(3)F(7) groups generated from 8c, anti-apicophilic phosphorane 5a and its stable isomer 6a were synthesized. The crystal structures of 5a and 6a were slightly affected by the steric repulsion of heptafluoropropyl groups. Kinetic studies on the isomerization of 5a to 6a showed that the new ligand was effective for decreasing the isomerization rate compared with its C(2)F(5) analog 3a to about half.
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Alcohols/chemistry , Heptanes/chemistry , Heptanes/chemical synthesis , Phosphoranes/chemistry , Alcohols/chemical synthesis , Kinetics , LigandsABSTRACT
1,1,1,2,2,4,4,5,5,5-Decafluoro-3-phenyl-3-pentanol was prepared by a Cannizzaro-type disproportionation reaction, and the dimetallated compound was used as a bidentate ligand, which is bulkier than the Martin ligand (1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-phenyl-2-propanol). A P-H spirophosphorane was synthesized by utilizing the new bidentate ligand, and the structure of the product was essentially the same as that of the P-H phosphorane with Martin ligands. Phosphoranes that exhibit reversed apicophilicity (O-equatorial) were also synthesized and could be converted into the corresponding stable stereoisomers (O-apical). The crystal structures of O-equatorial phosphoranes and the O-apical isomers were slightly affected by the steric repulsion of pentafluoroethyl groups. Kinetic measurements revealed that the stereomutation of O-equatorial methylphosphorane to the O-apical isomer was slowed. The activation enthalpy for the stereomutation of the former to the latter was higher than that of the phosphorane with Martin ligands by 5.1 kcal mol(-1).
