Trifluoromethyl Thianthrenium Triflate: A Readily Available Trifluoromethylating Reagent with Formal CF₃⁺, CF₃^•, and CF₃^- Reactivity

Hao Jia, Andreas P. Häring, Florian Berger, Li Zhang and Tobias Ritter*

*Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, Email: rittermpi-muelheim.mpg.de

H. Jia, A. P. Häring, F. Berger, L. Zhang, T. Ritter, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 7623-7628.

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c02606

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Abstract

Trifluoromethyl thianthrenium triflate is a conveniently accessible trifluoromethylating reagent, that can be used in electrophilic, radical, and nucleophilic trifluoromethylation reactions.

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Key Words

trifuoromethylation

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ID: J48-Y2021