Balaraman K, Kyriazakos S, Palmer R, Thanzeel FY, Wolf C. Selective Csp
3-F Bond Functionalization with Lithium Iodide.
SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2022;
54:4320-4328. [PMID:
36330045 PMCID:
PMC9624501 DOI:
10.1055/s-0041-1738383]
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Abstract
A highly efficient method for C-F bond functionalization of a broad variety of activated and unactivated aliphatic substrates with inexpensive lithium iodide is presented. Primary, secondary, tertiary, benzylic, propargylic and α-functionalized alkyl fluorides react in chlorinated or aromatic solvents at room temperature or upon heating to the corresponding iodides which are isolated in 91-99% yield. The reaction is selective for aliphatic monofluorides and can be coupled with in situ nucleophilic iodide replacements to install carbon-carbon, carbon-nitrogen and carbon-sulfur bonds with high yields. Alkyl difluorides, trifluorides, even in activated benzylic positions, are inert under the same conditions and aryl fluoride bonds are also tolerated.
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