Metal-free electrochemical fluorodecarboxylation of aryloxyacetic acids to fluoromethyl aryl ethers
Michael Berger, John D. Herszman, Yuji Kurimoto, Goswinus H. M. de Kruijff, Aaron Schüll, Sven Ruf, Siegfried R. Waldvogel
Abstract
N·5HF as fluoride source and as supporting electrolyte, this simple electrosynthesis affords various fluoromethoxyarenes in yields up to 85%.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrosynthesisArylElectrochemistryDecarboxylationChemistryFluorideElectrolyteOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryInorganic chemistryCatalysisElectrodeAlkylPhysical chemistryFluorine in Organic ChemistryRadical Photochemical ReactionsInorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds