Palladium-Catalyzed Monofluoromethylation of Arylboronic Esters with Fluoromethyl Iodide

Org Lett. 2015 Jun 19;17(12):3086-9. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b01361. Epub 2015 May 29.

Abstract

The first palladium-catalyzed direct monofluoromethylation of arylboronic esters to produce monofluoromethyl arenes is reported. The reaction is typically carried out at room temperature within 4 h and has a good functional group tolerance. The monofluoromethylating agent, CH2FI, was readily prepared via a halogen-exchange process.