title: Nickel(0)-Mediated Transformation of Tetrafluoroethylene and Vinylarenes into Fluorinated Cyclobutyl Compounds.
abstract: In the presence of Ni0/PCy3, styrene was found to participate in oxidative cyclization with tetrafluoroethylene, thus leading to the corresponding nickelacycle with a unique η3-π-benzyl structure. In addition, the flexibility of the coordination mode in the η3-benzyl moiety allowed the partially fluorinated nickelacycle to undergo unprecedented amine-induced α-fluorine elimination, thus leading to the construction of a fluorinated cyclobutyl skeleton.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuta
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Sensuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogoshi
keywords: amines; fluorine; nickel; reaction mechanisms; synthetic methods