Abstract
This Communication describes the Cu(OTf)2-mediated fluorination of aryltrifluoroborates with KF. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions (at 60 C over 20 h) and shows a broad substrate scope and functional group tolerance. The Cu is proposed to play two separate roles in this transformation: (1) as a mediator for the aryl-F coupling and (2) as an oxidant for accessing a proposed CuIII(aryl)(F) intermediate.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 16292-16295 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 135 |
| Issue number | 44 |
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| State | Published - Nov 6 2013 |