Hypervalent Iodine-Mediated Fluorination of Styrene Derivatives: Stoichiometric and Catalytic Transformation to 2,2-Difluoroethylarenes

J Org Chem. 2015 Nov 6;80(21):10431-6. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b01929. Epub 2015 Oct 9.

Abstract

Fluorination of styrene derivatives with a reagent system composed of μ-oxo-bis[trifluoroacetato(phenyl)iodine] and a pyridine·HF complex gave the corresponding (2,2-difluoroethyl)arenes in good yields. Similarly, the reagent of PhI(OCOCF3)2 and the pyridine·HF complex acted as a fluorinating agent for styrene derivatives. The fluorination of styrene derivatives with the pyridine·HF complex underwent under catalytic conditions using 4-iodotoluene as a catalyst and m-CPBA as a terminal oxidant.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't