β-Fluoro amides were obtained from the reactions of activated aziridines with partially
hydrated nickel difluoride (NiF2·nH2O, n <4) in good yields (47–82%) in the presence of tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride (20 mol%), while the non-activated aziridines did not react
under the same conditions.
Key words
nickel - fluorine - halogenation - ring opening - sulfonamide