<i>meta</i>-Selective olefination of fluoroarenes with alkynes using CO<sub>2</sub> as a traceless directing group
Andrew Spencer, Rishi Korde, Marc Font, Igor Larrosa
Abstract
A transient directing group approach using CO<sub>2</sub> facilitates the direct <italic>meta-</italic>olefination of fluorobenzenes with alkynes.
Topics & Concepts
Group (periodic table)ChemistryCombinatorial chemistryMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisFluorine in Organic Chemistry