eFluorination using cheap and readily available tetrafluoroborate salts

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Leech, M.C., Nagornii, D., Walsh, J.M., Kiaku, C., Poole, D.L., Mason, J., Goodall, I.C.A., Devo, P. and Lam, K. 2023. eFluorination using cheap and readily available tetrafluoroborate salts. Organic Letters. 25 (9), p. 1353–1358. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c04305
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TitleeFluorination using cheap and readily available tetrafluoroborate salts
AuthorsLeech, M.C., Nagornii, D., Walsh, J.M., Kiaku, C., Poole, D.L., Mason, J., Goodall, I.C.A., Devo, P. and Lam, K.
Abstract

A practical electrochemical method for the rapid, safer, and mild synthesis of tertiary hindered alkyl fluorides from carboxylic acids has been developed without the need for hydrofluoric acid salts or non-glass reactors. In this anodic fluorination, collidinium tetrafluoroborate acts as both the supporting electrolyte and fluoride donor. A wide range of functional groups has been shown to be compatible, and the possibility of scale-up using flow electrochemistry has also been demonstrated.

Sustainable Development Goals12 Responsible consumption and production
Middlesex University ThemeSustainability
PublisherAmerican Chemical Society
JournalOrganic Letters
ISSN1523-7060
Electronic1523-7052
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Online01 Mar 2023
Print10 Mar 2023
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Submitted23 Dec 2022
Deposited02 Jun 2025
Output statusPublished
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c04305
Web of Science identifierWOS:000943083100001
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