Chemical Properties
White crystalline powder
Uses
Catalyst in Diels-Alder and Ullmann reactions, intramolecular aromatic annulations, ring expansions in steroids, asymmetric aziridination of alkenes, substitution of allylic halides and mesylates, the Kharasch-Sosnovsky reaction.
General Description
This product has been enhanced for catalytic efficiency.
reaction suitability
core: copper
reagent type: catalyst
Synthesis
The Preparative Method of Tetrakis(acetonitrile)copper(I) Tetrafluoroborate: Several available, e.g. modification of the known hexafluorophosphate procedure, addition of Acetonitrile to the CuBF4-toluene complex, and treatment of Copper(I) Oxide with Boron Trifluoride Etherate in MeCN.
Precautions
Irritant; moisture sensitive; handle under inert atmosphere. Use in a fume hood.
