Aliphatic carboncarbon bond activation of ketones by rhodium(II) porphyrin radical

Aliphatic carboncarbon bond activation of both enolizable and non-enolizable ketones occurred successfully with rhodium(II) porphyrin radical to give rhodium(III) porphyrin alkyls. Added Ph₃P promoted the yields of products.     

Functionalized fluoroalkyl and alkenyl silanes: Preparations, reactions, and synthetic applications

Preparations, reactions, and synthetic applications of functionalized fluoroalkyl and alkenyl silanes have been summarized. This review focuses mainly on the chemistries of (1) 1-substituted difluoromethylsilanes (XCF₂SiR₃), (2) 1-substituted 2,2-difluorovinylsilanes (CF₂CXSiR₃), (3) trifluoroisopropenyl, trifluoroacetimidoyl, and trifluoroacetyl silanes [CF₃C(SiR₃)X, XCH₂, NAr, O] and (4) other fluorinated alicyclic silanes.