Selective α-defluorination of polyfluorinated esters and amides using SmI2/Et3N/H2O
Jenny Wettergren1, Tobias Ankner, Göran Hilmersson
1Department of Chemistry, University of Gothenburg, Kemivägen 10, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden.
Abstract:
SmI(2)/H(2)O promotes selective α-monodefluorinations, while addition of an amine results in complete α-defluorination reactions.
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