Abstract
Dicobalt octacarbonyl and some of its derivatives (NaCo(CO) 4, Co 4(CO) 12, Hg[Co(CO) 4] 2, [Co(CO) 3PPh 3] 2, NaCo(CO) 3PPh 3) react with activated gem-dihalides, R 2CX 2, such as dichlorodiphenylmethane, 9,9-dihalofluorenes and dimethyl dibromomalonate, to give the ‘dimer’ olefin, R 2CCR 2. The course of this conversion involves formation of the coupling product, R 2XCCXR 2, followed by dehalogenation of the latter. These separate steps have been confirmed for activated monohalides (bromodiphenylmethane, 9-bromofluorene, dimethyl bromomalonate) which were readily coupled by cobalt carbonyls, and for activated vicinal dihalides (D,L and meso-dibromostilbene, 9,9′-dichlorobisfluorenyl) which cobalt carbonyls readily dehalogenated. A radical mechanism is favored for these processes, and indirect evidence in its favor is presented.
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