Table 4.

Scope of Potassium Alkoxymethyltrifluoroborates.

entry	product	time	yield (%)
1	2a	24 h	66
2	2b	16 h	62
3	2c	3 h	45
4	2d	5 d	45
5	2e	3 d	40
6	2f	4 d	42
7	2g	20 h	29

Benzyl chloride (2.0 mmol), potassium alkoxymethyltrifluoroborate (3.5 mmol), PEPPSI (0.1 mmol), K₂CO₃ (4.0 mmol), toluene/H₂O 19:1 (0.1 M), 120 °C.