title: Transition-metal-catalyzed formation of trans alkenes via coupling of aldehydes.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Rh(2)(OAc)(4) catalyzed the formation of exclusively trans fluorinated alkenes from aldehydes and pentafluorobenzaldehyde tosylhydrazone salts, which were readily prepared from pentafluorobenzaldehyde using the Bamford-Stevens reaction. A series of pentafluorophenyl-containing alkenes were synthesized from aldehydes in moderate to good yields under mild reaction conditions in a one-pot reaction. It is the first report of coupling two different aldehydes to form exclusively trans alkenes.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Organofluorine Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032, PR China.
authors.forename: Shifa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yuanxi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Shizheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhu