Title: Ytterbium Triflate
CAS Registry Number: 54761-04-5
CAS Name: Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid ytterbium(3+) salt
Synonyms: ytterbium(III) trifluoromethanesulfonate
Molecular Formula: C3F9O9S3Yb
Molecular Weight: 620.25
Percent Composition: C 5.81%, F 27.57%, O 23.22%, S 15.51%, Yb 27.90%
Line Formula: Yb(SO3CF3)3
Literature References: Recyclable, water-stable Lewis acid catalyst. Prepn: J. Massaux, G. Duyckaerts,
Anal. Chim. Acta 73, 416 (1974). Thermal decompn of nonahydrate: J. E. Roberts, J. S. Bykowski,
Thermochim. Acta 25, 233 (1978). Catalytic applications in solvent-free carbamate synthesis: M. Curini
et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 43, 4895 (2002); in Aldol-Grob synthesis of (
E)-alkenes:
idem et al., Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2003, 1631; in imino ene reactions: M. Yamanaka
et al., J. Org. Chem. 68, 3112 (2003); in Fries-type rearrangements of acylanilides: W. Su, C. Jin,
J. Chem. Res. 2004, 611; in Friedel-Crafts reactions:
eidem,
Synth. Commun. 34, 4199, 4249 (2004); in intramolecular Cannizzaro reactions of aryl methyl ketones: M. Curini
et al., Org. Lett. 7, 1331 (2005); in aqueous Michael addition reactions: E. Keller, B. L. Feringa,
Tetrahedron Lett. 37, 1879 (1996); R. Ding
et al., J. Org. Chem. 71, 352 (2006). Review of synthetic applications of lanthanide triflates: S. Kobayashi
et al., Chem. Rev. 102, 2227-2302 (2002).
Use: Versatile rare earth metal catalyst in organic synthesis.