Synfacts 2010(6): 0652-0652  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1219988
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Olefination of Perfluoroarenes

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Birgit Esser
X. Zhang*, S. Fan, C.-Y. He, X. Wan, Q.-Q. Min, J. Yang, Z.-X. Jiang
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, P. R. of China
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Publication History

Publication Date:
20 May 2010 (online)

Significance

A Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed direct olefination of perfluoroarenes is introduced as one of the few examples of a direct functionalization of perfluoroarenes.