Aluminium fluoride – the strongest solid Lewis acid: structure and reactivity

A Conversation with Kristopher McNeill

(2016) Mark Peplow   ACS Central Science

Half-Sandwich Rare-Earth-Catalyzed Olefin Polymerization, Carbometalation, and Hydroarylation

(2015) Masayoshi Nishiura et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Use of Trifluoromethyl Groups for Catalytic Benzylation and Alkylation with Subsequent Hydrodefluorination

(2015) Jiangtao Zhu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

[Ni(cod)2 ][Al(ORF )4 ], a Source for Naked Nickel(I) Chemistry

(2015) Miriam M. Schwab et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

The Acidity of the HBr/AlBr3System: Stabilization of Crystalline Protonated Arenes and Their Acidity in Bromoaluminate Ionic Liquids

(2015) Franziska Scholz et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

From unsuccessful H2-activation with FLPs containing B(Ohfip)3 to a systematic evaluation of the Lewis acidity of 33 Lewis acids based on fluoride, chloride, hydride and methyl ion affinities

(2015) Hannes Böhrer et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Microwave-assisted hydroarylation of styrenes catalysed by transition metal oxide nanoparticles supported on mesoporous aluminosilicates

(2015) Reza Hosseinpour et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL

Recent advances in the ruthenium-catalyzed hydroarylation of alkynes with aromatics: synthesis of trisubstituted alkenes

(2015) Rajendran Manikandan et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Nickel-Catalyzed Allylic C(sp3)–F Bond Activation of Trifluoromethyl Groups via β-Fluorine Elimination: Synthesis of Difluoro-1,4-dienes

(2015) Tomohiro Ichitsuka et al.   ACS Catalysis

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Hydroarylations of Oxa- and Azabicyclic Alkenes

(2015) Hanchao Cheng et al.   ACS Catalysis

Double CF Bond Activation through β-Fluorine Elimination: Nickel-Mediated [3+2] Cycloaddition of 2-Trifluoromethyl-1-alkenes with Alkynes

(2014) Tomohiro Ichitsuka et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Comparison of acidic site quantification methods for a series of nanoscopic aluminum hydroxide fluorides

(2014) Felix Hemmann et al.   RSC Advances

Catalytic Hydrodefluorination of Fluoromethanes at Room Temperature by Silylium-ion-like Surface Species

(2013) Mike Ahrens et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synthesis of Fluorinated Building Blocks by Transition-Metal-Mediated Hydrodefluorination Reactions

(2013) Moritz F. Kuehnel et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

CF Bond Activation of Unactivated Aliphatic Fluorides: Synthesis of Fluoromethyl-3,5-diaryl-2-oxazolidinones by Desymmetrization of 2-Aryl-1,3-difluoropropan-2-ols

(2012) Günter Haufe et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synthesis of the Smallest Axially Chiral Molecule by Asymmetric Carbon-Fluorine Bond Activation

(2012) Moritz F. Kuehnel et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Two Al(ORF)3 Lewis Superacids

(2012) Anne Kraft et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

H-β-Zeolite-Catalysed Hydroarylation of Styrenes

(2012) Darapaneni Chandra Mohan et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Synthesis and Application of Strong Brønsted Acids Generated from the Lewis Acid Al(ORF)3 and an Alcohol

(2012) Anne Kraft et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

C−F and C−H Bond Activation of Fluorobenzenes and Fluoropyridines at Transition Metal Centers: How Fluorine Tips the Scales

(2011) Eric Clot et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Optimal Water Coverage on Alumina: A Key to Generate Lewis Acid-Base Pairs that are Reactive Towards the CH Bond Activation of Methane

(2011) Raphael Wischert et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Catalytic CH Bond Activation at Nanoscale Lewis Acidic Aluminium Fluorides: H/D Exchange Reactions at Aromatic and Aliphatic Hydrocarbons

(2011) Martin H. G. Prechtl et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

C-F Bond Activation of Highly Fluorinated Molecules at Rhodium: From Model Reactions to Catalysis

(2011) Thomas Braun et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Exploration of the Scope of Pt-Catalyzed C-F Activation

(2011) Lauren Keyes et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Highly selective metal fluoride catalysts for the dehydrohalogenation of 3-chloro-1,1,1,3-tetrafluorobutane

(2011) Katharina Teinz et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

About MX3 and MX2 (Mn+=Mg2+, Al3+, Ti4+, Fe3+; Xp−=F−, O2−, OH−) nanofluorides

(2011) A. Demourgues et al.   JOURNAL OF FLUORINE CHEMISTRY

Activation of Alkyl C–F Bonds by B(C6F5)3: Stoichiometric and Catalytic Transformations

(2011) Christopher B. Caputo et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Proton-Catalyzed, Silane-Fueled Friedel-Crafts Coupling of Fluoroarenes

(2011) O. Allemann et al.   SCIENCE

Synthesis of Monofluoroalkenes via the Activation of Allylic C-F Bonds: A Novel Route to β-Aminofluoroalkenes Using Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Amination Reactions of 3,3-Difluoropropenes

(2011) Jean-François Paquin   SYNLETT

Efficient and General Continuous-Flow Hydroarylation and Hydroalkylation of Styrenes

(2010) Magnus Rueping et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

A Highly Reactive Rhodium(I)-Boryl Complex as a Useful Tool for CH Bond Activation and Catalytic CF Bond Borylation

(2010) Michael Teltewskoi et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Titanium-Catalyzed C-F Activation of Fluoroalkenes

(2010) Moritz F. Kühnel et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

CF Activation of Fluorobenzene by Silylium Carboranes: Evidence for Incipient Phenyl Cation Reactivity

(2010) Simon Duttwyler et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Low-Temperature Alkane CH Bond Activation by Zeolites: An In Situ Solid-State NMR H/D Exchange Study for a Carbenium Concerto

(2010) Mohamed Haouas et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Cross coupling reactions of polyfluoroarenes via C–F activation

(2010) Alex D. Sun et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Silylium ions in catalysis

(2010) Hendrik F. T. Klare et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Iron-Containing Mesoporous Aluminosilicate: A Highly Active and Reusable Heterogeneous Catalyst for Hydroarylation of Styrenes

(2010) Satyajit Haldar et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

The fluorolytic sol–gel reaction of aluminium alkoxides: a multinuclear MAS NMR study of structural influences of the synthesis parameters

(2010) R. König et al.   JOURNAL OF SOL-GEL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Hydrodefluorination and Other Hydrodehalogenation of Aliphatic Carbon−Halogen Bonds Using Silylium Catalysis

(2010) Christos Douvris et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

The Organometallic Fluorine Chemistry of Palladium and Rhodium: Studies toward Aromatic Fluorination

(2009) Vladimir V. Grushin   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Catalytic CF Activation and Hydrodefluorination of Fluoroalkyl Groups

(2009) Gregor Meier et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

CF Activation at Rhodium Boryl Complexes: Formation of 2-Fluoroalkyl-1,3,2-Dioxaborolanes by Catalytic Functionalization of Hexafluoropropene

(2009) Thomas Braun et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Non-catalytic conversion of C–F bonds of benzotrifluorides to C–C bonds using organoaluminium reagents

(2009) Jun Terao et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

C−F Bond Activation in Organic Synthesis

(2009) Hideki Amii et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Reactions of Aromatic Compounds and Heterocycles by NaBD4-Activated Rhodium, Platinum and Palladium Catalysts

(2009) Volker Derdau et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Aluminum Alkoxide Fluorides Involved in the Sol–Gel Synthesis of Nanoscopic AlF3

(2009) Anton Dimitrov et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Spectroscopic characterization of crystalline AlF3 phases

(2009) R. König et al.   JOURNAL OF FLUORINE CHEMISTRY

Identification of AlFx(OR)y Species in Strongly Disordered Aluminum Isopropoxide Fluoride Solids: A Field-Dependent MAS NMR Study

(2009) R. König et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Local Structural Changes in Aluminum Isopropoxide Fluoride Xerogels and Solids as a Consequence of the Progressive Fluorination Degree

(2009) R. König et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Access to Local Structures of HS-AlF3 and Its Precursor Determined by High-Resolution Solid-State NMR

(2009) A. Pawlik et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Structure and Stability of α-AlF3 Surfaces

(2009) C. L. Bailey et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Carbon−Carbon Coupling of C(sp3)−F Bonds Using Alumenium Catalysis

(2009) Weixing Gu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Heterolytic Benzene C−H Activation by a Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Dihydroxo Pyridyl Complex: Synthesis, Hydrogen−Deuterium Exchange, and Density Functional Study

(2009) Steven K. Meier et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

The use of multiple probe molecules for the study of the acid–base properties of aluminium hydroxyfluoride having the hexagonal tungsten bronze structure: FTIR and [36Cl] radiotracer studies

(2009) Damien Dambournet et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Electronic structure of Lewis acid sites on high surface area aluminium fluorides: a combined XPS and ab initio investigation

(2009) Anna Makarowicz et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Catalytic Performance of Nanoscopic, Aluminium Trifluoride-Based Catalysts in the Synthesis of (all-rac)-α-Tocopherol

(2008) S. M. Coman et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Mild and Efficient H/D Exchange of Alkanes Based on CH Activation Catalyzed by Rhodium on Charcoal

(2008) Tomohiro Maegawa et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Simple Access to the Non-Oxidizing Lewis Superacid PhF→Al(ORF)3(RF=C(CF3)3)

(2008) Lutz O. Müller et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Mechanical Activation of α-AlF3: Changes in Structure and Reactivity

(2008) G. Scholz et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Nanostructured Aluminium Hydroxyfluorides Derived from β-AlF3

(2008) Damien Dambournet et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

The fluorolytic sol–gel route to metal fluorides—a versatile process opening a variety of application fields

(2008) Stephan Rüdiger et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Characterization of Lewis acid sites on the (100) surface of β-AlF3: Ab initio calculations of NH3 adsorption

(2008) C. L. Bailey et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Structural investigations and acidic properties of high surface area pyrochlore aluminium hydroxyfluoride

(2008) D. Dambournet et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Crystalline Aluminum Hydroxy Fluorides: Structural Insights Obtained by High Field Solid State NMR and Trend Analyses

(2008) R. König et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Steps, Microfacets, and Crystal Morphology:  An ab Initio Study of β-AlF3 Surfaces

(2008) A. Wander et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Adsorption of HF and HCl on the β-AlF3 (100) surface

(2008) C. L. Bailey et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Hydrodefluorination of Perfluoroalkyl Groups Using Silylium-Carborane Catalysts

(2008) C. Douvris et al.   SCIENCE