Table 2.
Yields of fluorinated arenes obtained from decomposition of salts 1-7 after removal of TMAPF6.
| “Salt Free” Conditions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cmpd. | C6D6 (ArF + 4FA)a |
CD3CN (ArF + 4FA) |
| 1 | 86 | 43 |
| 2 | (77 + 14) | (30 + 8) |
| 3 | (49 + 23) | (40 + 20) |
| 4 | (78 + 12) | (49 + 32) |
| 5 | (57 + 20) | (40 + 15) |
| 6 | (85 + 10) | (68 + 0) |
| 7 | (89 + 0) | (78 + 0) |
a
The numbers inside the parentheses indicate the percentage yields of the desired fluorinated arene 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.