Oxidation of difluorocarbene and subsequent trifluoromethoxylation

Difluorocarbene is a versatile and efficient intermediate for fluorine incorporation. Here, the authors show that difluorocarbene can be oxidized to carbonyl fluoride and this process is confirmed in 18O-trifluoromethoxylation reactions, by observation of AgOCF3 species and theory.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jiao Yu, Jin-Hong Lin, Donghai Yu, Ruobing Du, Ji-Chang Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13359-z