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Uses

Used in Pharmaceutical Industry:
4-Fluorobenzil is used as an intermediate compound for the synthesis of benzil derivatives. Its unique fluorinated structure allows for the development of new pharmaceutical compounds with improved properties, such as enhanced bioavailability, increased stability, and better target specificity.
Used in Chemical Synthesis:
In the field of chemical synthesis, 4-Fluorobenzil serves as a key building block for the creation of more complex molecules. Its fluorinated nature can be exploited to introduce fluorine-containing moieties into various organic compounds, which may result in improved chemical and biological properties.
Used in Material Science:
4-Fluorobenzil can be utilized in the development of novel materials with specific properties. For instance, its incorporation into polymers or other materials may lead to enhanced thermal stability, increased resistance to degradation, or improved mechanical properties.

Upstream product

• 718-25-2 1-fluoro-4-styrylbenzene 
• 38448-95-2 1-(4'-fluorophenyl)-3-phenylpropane-1,3-dione 
• 71-36-3 butan-1-ol 
• 88522-72-9 1-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylethanone 
• 706-06-9 3-(4-flurophenyl)prop-2-ynoic acid 
• 98-80-6 phenylboronic acid 
• 582-24-1 1-phenyl-2-hydroxyethanone 
• 460-00-4 1-Bromo-4-fluorobenzene 
• 352-34-1 4-fluoro-1-iodobenzene 
• 98-86-2 acetophenone 
• 459-32-5 4-fluorocinnamic acid 
• 591-50-4 iodobenzene 
• 536-74-3 phenylacetylene 
• 459-22-3 4-fluorophenylacetonitrile 

Downstream Products

• 88522-72-9 1-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylethanone 
• 397-54-6 2-(4-fluorophenyl)benzoxazole 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Electrochemical oxidation-induced benzyl C–H carbonylation for the synthesis of aromatic α-diketones

Electrochemical oxidation-induced direct carbonylation of benzyl C–H bond for the synthesis of aromatic α-diketones is described. In this process, tetrabutylammonium iodide (nBu4NI) not only acts as an electrolyte, but its iodine anion is oxidized to an iodine radical at the anode, acting as a hydrogen atom transfer agent. The iodine radical extracts the benzyl hydrogen atom and causes the carbonylation of the benzyl position, where O2 in the air is used as an oxygen source.

Aerobic oxygenation of α-methylene ketones under visible-light catalysed by a CeNi3complex with a macrocyclic tris(salen)-ligand

A hetero-tetranuclear CeNi3 complex with a macrocyclic ligand catalysed the aerobic oxygenation of a methylene group adjacent to a carbonyl group under visible-light radiation to produce the corresponding α-diketones. The visible-light induced homolysis of the Ce-O bond of a bis(enolate) intermediate is proposed prior to aerobic oxygenation.

Visible-Light-Induced Photocatalytic Oxidative Decarboxylation of Cinnamic Acids to 1,2-Diketones

A concerted metallophotoredox catalysis has been realized for the efficient decarboxylative functionalization of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids with aryl iodides in the presence of perylene bisimide dye to afford 1,2-diketones.

A Bifunctional Iron Nanocomposite Catalyst for Efficient Oxidation of Alkenes to Ketones and 1,2-Diketones

We herein report the fabrication of a bifunctional iron nanocomposite catalyst, in which two catalytically active sites of Fe-Nx and Fe phosphate, as oxidation and Lewis acid sites, were simultaneously integrated into a hierarchical N,P-dual doped porous carbon. As a bifunctional catalyst, it exhibited high efficiency for direct oxidative cleavage of alkenes into ketones or their oxidation into 1,2-diketones with a broad substrate scope and high functional group tolerance using TBHP as the oxidant in water under mild reaction conditions. Furthermore, it could be easily recovered for successive recycling without appreciable loss of activity. Mechanistic studies disclose that the direct oxidation of alkenes proceeds via the formation of an epoxide as intermediate followed by either acid-catalyzed Meinwald rearrangement to give ketones with one carbon shorter or nucleophilic ring-opening to generate 1,2-diketones in a cascade manner. This study not only opens up a fancy pathway in the rational design of Fe-N-C catalysts but also offers a simple and efficient method for accessing industrially important ketones and 1,2-diketones from alkenes in a cost-effective and environmentally benign fashion.

Ruthenium/dendrimer complex immobilized on silica-functionalized magnetite nanoparticles catalyzed oxidation of stilbenes to benzil derivatives at room temperature

A new ruthenium/dendrimer complex stabilized on the surface of silica-functionalized nano-magnetite was fabricated and well characterized. The nano-catalyst showed good activity in the synthesis of benzil derivatives via the oxidation of stilbenes with high turnover frequency (TOF) at room temperature. Moreover, the catalyst could also be reused up to fifteen times without any loss of its activity.

Synthesis of unsymmetrical benzilsviapalladium-catalysed a-arylation-oxidation of 2-hydroxyacetophenones with aryl bromides

A diverse set of unsymmetrically substituted benzils were facilely synthesised by a cross-coupling reaction between 2-hydroxyacetophenones and aryl bromides in the presence of a palladium catalyst. Experimental studies suggested a reaction mechanism involving a one-pot tandem palladium-catalysed a-arylation and oxidation, where aryl bromides play a dual role as mild oxidants as well as arylating agents.

Magnesium Aldimines Prepared by Addition of Organomagnesium Halides to 2,4,6-Trichlorophenyl Isocyanide: Synthesis of 1,2-Dicarbonyl Derivatives

The selective addition of organomagnesium reagents to 2,4,6-trichlorophenyl isocyanide leading to magnesiated aldimines is reported. These aldimines react with Weinreb amides, ketones, or carbonates to provide the corresponding carbonyl derivatives after acidic cleavage. This allows for an efficient synthesis of 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds and α-hydroxy ketones.

Rate Enhancement in CAN-Promoted Pd(PPh3)2Cl2-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclization: Synthesis of 2-Ketofuran-4-carboxylate Esters

Stoichiometric ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) and a catalytic amount of Pd(PPh3)2Cl2 (5 mol %) can rapidly produce multisubstituted 2-ketofuran-4-carboxylate esters from 2-propargylic 1,3-ketoesters via oxidative O-cyclization reaction. Pd(PPh3)2Cl2 was found to be the crucial catalyst as its inclusion greatly enhanced the rate of the reaction and cleanly afforded the products within minutes. Over 30 substrates were successfully converted to the desired compounds in mostly moderate to good yields.

Gold-Catalyzed Oxidation of Internal Alkynes into Benzils and its Application for One-Pot Synthesis of Five-, Six-, and Seven-Membered Azaheterocycles

Internal alkynes have been shown to undergo oxidation to substituted benzils (1,2-diarylethane-1,2-diones) by α-picoline N-oxide in the presence of Ph3PAuNТf2 (5 mol-%). In addition to the unsubstituted benzil, the method allows preparing, under markedly mild conditions (50 °C in chlorobenzene), various non-symmetrical products, including heteroaromatic versions thereof which are much more difficult to obtain otherwise. This gold(I)-catalyzed transformation was integrated into one-pot reaction sequence delivering a range of 5- to 7-membered ring systems (imidazoles, quinoxalines, 1,2,4-triazines, pyrazines, and 1,4-diazepines), thus linking these important heterocyclic motifs to the internal alkyne reagent space.

Two-Step One-Pot Synthesis of Unsymmetrical (Hetero)Aryl 1,2-Diketones by Addition-Oxygenation of Potassium Aryltrifluoroborates to (Hetero)Arylacetonitriles

An efficient one-pot two-step procedure for the synthesis of unsymmetrical (hetero)aryl 1,2-diketones has been developed. The reaction proceeds through a palladium-catalyzed nucleophilic addition of potassium aryltrifluoroborates to aliphatic nitriles followed by a copper-catalyzed aerobic benzylic C–H oxygenation using molecular oxygen as a green oxidant. This represents the first example of the direct synthesis of unsymmetrical diaryl 1,2-diketones from arylacetonitriles. This method utilizes inexpensive, stable, nontoxic, and readily available starting materials, is highly effective in the presence of both electron-rich and electron-poor nitriles and aryltrifluoroborates, and tolerates a wide variety of functional groups. The synthetic utility of this transformation was shown by increasing the scale of the reaction and by carrying out the one-pot protocol for the preparation of quinoxaline and benzimidazole derivatives. A plausible reaction mechanism has also been proposed.