Table 1.
Cmpd. | C6D6 (ArF + 4FA)a |
CD3CN (ArF + 4FA) |
---|---|---|
1 | 76 | 17 |
2 | (59 + 19) | (2 + 1) |
3 | (59 + 25) | (2 + 1) |
4 | (76 + 14) | (2 + 1) |
5 | (41 + 10) | (3 + 1) |
6 | (86 + 0) | (33 + 0) |
7 | (93 + 5) | 0 |
The numbers inside the parentheses indicate the percentage yields of the desired fluorinated arenes followed by the amount of 4-fluoroanisole (4FA) produced during the reaction. All solutions were heated at 140 °C for 15 minutes in sealed NMR tubes.