February 2023

A Ph3P/ICH2CH2I-promoted dehydroxylative cyanation of alcohols has been developed. In contrast to previous dehydroxylative cyanation methods that can suffer from several limitations, such as the use of transition metals or moisture-sensitive Lewis acids, this protocol features convenient operations, mild reaction conditions, and the use of cheap and widely available reagents.

A practical stereospecific direct amination of benzylic pinacol boronates was achieved by using 4-amino-4-methylmorpholinium iodide as a new amination reagent and cesium carbonate as the base. After amination, an in situ reductive N-alkylation with an aldehyde proceeded well to produce secondary amines.

The incorporation of fluorinated substituents in cyclopentadienyl anions leads to distinct changes in the properties of the corresponding metal complexes, e.g., with regards to electrochemical properties or metal–ligand bonding energies. This review summarizes the synthetic challenges of the preparation and coordination of fluorinated cyclopentadienyl anions.1 Introduction2 Fluorinated Cyclopentadienyls3 Cyclopentadienyls with One CF3 Group4 Cyclopentadienyls with Four CF3 Groups5 Cyclopentadienyls with Five CF3 Groups6 Cyclopentadienyls with ‘Fluorous Ponytails’7 Cyclopentadienyls with C6F5 Groups8 Trends in Interaction Energies9 Conclusion