title: Ruthenium-catalyzed transformation of alkenyl triflates to alkenyl halides.
abstract: In the presence of a ruthenium catalyst, alkenyl triflates were found to be transformed to the corresponding bromides, chlorides and iodides simply by treatment with a lithium halide (1.2 equiv.).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan. shirakawa@kuchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shirakawa
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imazaki
authors.forename: Tamio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008698:Mesylates / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated; D008698:Mesylates; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012428:Ruthenium; C012077:trifluoromethanesulfonic acid