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• 589-18-4 4-Methylbenzyl alcohol 

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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

METHOD AND REAGENT FOR DEOXYFLUORINATION

A safe, simple, and selective method and reagent for deoxyfluorination is disclosed. With the method and reagent disclosed herein, organic compounds such as carboxylic acids, carboxylates, carboxylic acid anhydrides, aldehydes, and alcohols can be fluorinated by using the most common nucleophilic fluorinating reagents and electron deficient fluoroarenes as mediators under mild conditions, giving corresponding fluoroorganic compounds in excellent yield with a wide range of functional group compatibility and easy product purification. For example, directly utilizing KF for deoxyfluorination of carboxylic acids provides the most economical and the safest pathway to access acyl fluorides, key intermediates for syntheses of peptide, amide, ester, and dry fluoride salts.

Deoxyfluorination of alcohols with aryl fluorosulfonates

Aryl fluorosulfonates are developed as a deoxyfluorinating reagent in the transformation of primary and secondary alcohols into the corresponding alkyl fluorides. These reagents feature easy availability, low-cost, high stability and high efficiency. Diverse functionalities including aldehyde, ketone, ester, halogen, nitro, alkene, and alkyne are well tolerated under mild reaction conditions.

Thiourea-Catalyzed C?F Bond Activation: Amination of Benzylic Fluorides

We describe the first thiourea-catalyzed C?F bond activation. The use of a thiourea catalyst and Ti(OiPr)4 as a fluoride scavenger allows the amination of benzylic fluorides to proceed in moderate to excellent yields. Preliminary results with S- and O-based nucleophiles are also presented. DFT calculations reveal the importance of hydrogen bonds between the catalyst and the fluorine atom of the substrate to lower the activation energy during the transition state.

Expanding the repertoire of cyclopropenium ion phase transfer catalysis: Benzylic fluorination

The application of cyclopropenium ion as a phase transfer catalyst for benzylic fluorination in high yields is reported. Integral to the mechanisms of these fluorination reactions was the role of in situ derived cyclopropenium fluoride complexes, the existence of which was supported by 1H, 19F NMR and UV–Vis spectroscopy. Density functional theory calculations were applied to gain insight into the mechanism of these reactions.

Solvent free nucleophilic introduction of fluorine with [bmim][F]

1-n-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium fluoride ([bmim][F]) proved very efficient fluorinated reagent for nucleophilic substitution over sulfonate esters and alkyl halides. Preparation of the ionic liquid as well as its use as the reagent has been performed to be the more eco-friendly as possible. No organic solvent is needed for the fluoride introduction, reaction times are reduced by using microwave as the heating source, and the ionic liquids carefully recycled. Furthermore, no special care has to be taken as the presence of water in [bmim][F] was not deleterious to the transformation yield.

Electrochemical fluorination using halogen mediators in ionic liquid hydrogen fluoride salt

In order to utilize ammomium halides (Et4NX, X=Cl, Br, I) as halogenmediator for electrocatalytic fluorination, cyclic voltammetry measurements of the halides were investigated. The catalytic current of the halides in the presence of a dithioacatal compound was observed and the macro-scale electrolysis of dithioacetals using the halogen mediator was also carried out in ionic liquid hydrogen fluoride (HF) salt to give the corresponding fluorinated products in excellent yields. The recycle use of the halogen mediator in the electrochemical fluorination was successfully demonstrated. More inexpensive halides such as potassium bromide and potassium iodide could be soluble in HF salt and worked well as halogen mediator for the electrocatalytic fluorination.

Novel Synthesis of 2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl Compounds from Homoallylic Alcohols: A Copper(I) Iodide-initiated Trifluoromethyl-Dehydroxylation Process

Benzyl, prop-2-enyl and allyl chlorodifluoroacetates 3a, bromodifluoroacetates 3b or fluorosulfonyldifluoroacetates 3c, when decomposed in the presence of 1 equivalent of copper(I) iodide at an appropriate temperature in dimethylformamide, gave the corresponding trifluoromethyl derivatives in good to excellent yields.The products can also be obtained directly by ester exchange of XCF2CO2Et (X = FSO2, Cl, Br) 6 and the corresponding alcohols in the presence of KF and CuI.A trifluoromethylation-dehydroxylation mechanism, initiated by CuI, is proposed.

Microwave irradiation promoted reactions of carboxylic acids with halides in the presence of quarternary ammonium salt

The reactions of carboxylic acids with halides which could not take place by conventional heating are promoted by microwave irradiation in the presence of quaternary ammonium salt as a catalyst, without a base.