Catalytic role of amines in activation of PhICl2from a computational point of view

Kaveh Farshadfar, Alireza Ariafard*

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Abstract

We thoroughly investigated mechanistic features of dichlorination of diazoacetates using PhICl2catalysed by pyridine. We found that the pyridine serves as a catalyst for decomposition of PhICl2to PhI and Cl2, leading to the dichlorination step being driven by thein situgenerated Cl2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9108-9111
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume57
Issue number72
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Sept 2021
Externally publishedYes

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