Abstract
Tri(9-anthryl)borane was successfully applied as an organophotocatalyst for the visible-light-induced trifluoromethylation of unactivated alkenes with CF3I. The mild reaction conditions tolerated a variety of functional groups, and the reaction could be extended to perfluoroalkylations with C3F7I and C4F9I. Mechanistic studies revealed that the photoredox catalysis involves an oxidative quenching pathway.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 12925-12932 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Organic Chemistry |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue number | 20 |
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| State | Published - 18 Oct 2019 |
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