Solvent effects in the fluorination of aromatic molecules with 'F-TEDA-BF4'

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-1139(94)03146-Q

The type of functionalization of an aromatic molecule achieved with 1-chloro-4-fluoro-1,4-diazobicyclo-(2,2,2)octane bis-tetrafluoroborate, 'F-TEDA-BF4', in trifluoroacetic acid depends on its structure: naphthalene and phenanthrene gave fluorinated products, anthracene gave the trifluoroacetate, while an addition process occurred with 9-methoxy-phenanthrene in methanol, and an addition-elimination process in trifluoroacetic acid. - Keywords: Solvent effects; Fluorination; Aromate molecules; F-TEDA-BF4; Structural effects; Addition processes