Rhodium-catalyzed activation of C(sp3)-X (X = Cl, Br) bond: an intermolecular halogen exchange case

Org Lett. 2010 Dec 3;12(23):5370-3. doi: 10.1021/ol101995v. Epub 2010 Nov 3.

Abstract

A RhCl(PPh(3))(3)-catalyzed halogen-exchange reaction between allyl and alkyl halides with β-H atoms was observed. The possible mechanism of the reaction involves oxidative addition and reductive elimination of the C(sp(3))-X bonds, which is not common in organometallic chemistry.