Catalytic Degradation of Aliphatic Ethers using the Lewis Superacidic Bis (perfluoropinacolato) silane

Abstract: The exceptional catalytic activity of a neutral Si (IV) Lewis superacid was highlighted on the degradation of oligo‐ and polyethers via ring closing metathesis. Model reaction experiments with diglyme and 1,5‐dimethoxypentane outlined a significantly increased reactivity surpassing comparable Lewis acid catalyst presented in the literature. The high observed activity was explained by the kinetic effect of the bulky perfluorinated substituents, blocking a second coordination site that is responsible for catalyst deactivation by substrate chelation. Further experiments with aliphatic oligoethers outlined a gradual activity loss of the catalyst due to mechanistic disparities favoring side‐reactions when more than one internal product unit is present. The extraordinary affinity for the cleavage of etheric C−O bonds was ultimately demonstrated by the reaction with diethylether, producing a pentavalent silicate species that was fully characterized including SC‐XRD analysis.

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Catalytic Degradation of Aliphatic Ethers using the Lewis Superacidic Bis (perfluoropinacolato) silane ; day:02 ; month:05 ; year:2023 ; extent:6
ChemCatChem ; (02.05.2023) (gesamt 6)

Urheber

DOI
10.1002/cctc.202300281
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023050315060082899752
Rechteinformation
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
Letzte Aktualisierung
14.08.2025, 10:52 MESZ

Datenpartner

Dieses Objekt wird bereitgestellt von:
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.

Beteiligte

Ähnliche Objekte (12)