Synthesis 2005(15): 2602-2605  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-872105
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Fluorination of Ketones Using Iodotoluene Difluoride

Saeko Sato, Masanori Yoshida, Shoji Hara*
Division of Molecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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Received 24 December 2004
Publikationsdatum:
29. Juli 2005 (online)

Abstract

Fluorination of ketones was achieved by the reaction of silyl enol ethers with iodotoluene difluoride in the presence of BF3·OEt2 and a Et3N·HF complex.

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An equilibrium between two isomers of 7 was not observed under the reaction conditions.

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A centrifuge tube with a screw cap made of Teflon FEP, a copolymer of TFE and hexafluoropropylene, was used.