Reactivities of electrophilic N–F fluorinating reagents
- 24 December 2020
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications
- Vol. 57 (6), 683-712
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cc06339h
Abstract
Electrophilic fluorination represents one of the most direct and useful methods available for the selective introduction of fluorine into organic compounds. Electrophilic fluorinating reagents of the N–F class have revolutionised the incorporation of fluorine atoms into both pharmaceutically- and agrochemically-important substrates. Since the earliest N–F reagents were commercialised in the 1990s, their reactivities have been investigated using qualitative and, more recently, quantitative methods. This review discusses the different experimental approaches employed to determine reactivities of N–F reagents, focussing on the kinetics studies reported in recent years. We make critical evaluations of the experimental approaches against each other, theoretical approaches, and their applicability towards practical problems. The opportunities for achieving more efficient synthetic electrophilic fluorination processes through kinetic understanding are highlighted.Keywords
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- Durham University
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