Abstract
Rhodium-catalyzed dehydrogenative germylation leading to unsymmetrically functionalized 9-germafluorenes via Ge-H and C-H bond activation is described. Despite the significant achievements made in dehydrogenative functionalization of C-H bonds, only a limited number of examples with the fourth-row atom-H bonds have been reported. The current method enabled the synthesis of various 9-germafluorene derivatives, including tetracyclic as well as donor-acceptor substituted germoles, which may be useful for electronic device applications.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6492-6495 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 19 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry