A Library of Fluorinated Electrophiles for Chemical Tagging and Materials Synthesis

J Org Chem. 2016 Sep 2;81(17):8095-103. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b01572. Epub 2016 Aug 10.

Abstract

Various applications could benefit from new fluorinated molecules that offer chemical handles for quickly functionalizing reactive surfaces and molecules. Herein, we report the synthesis of a library of fluorinated molecules that contain nonafluoro-tert-butyl groups and electrophilic handles, mostly acrylates and acrylamides. Featuring a variety of hydrophobic and hydrophilic linkers, these molecules could find use in polymer chemistry, biomaterials, biomedical imaging, and protein tagging.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.