Table 2.
Optimization of reaction conditions.
| entry | product | reagent | base | 11/12 ratioa | yieldb |
| 1 | 11a | PyFluor | MTBD | 73:27 | 61% |
| 2 | 11b | PyFluor | MTBD | 60:40 | 47% |
| 3 | 11c | PyFluor | MTBD | 87:13 | 70% |
| 4 | 11d | PyFluor | MTBD | 68:32 | 59% |
| 5 | 11e | PyFluor | MTBD | 82:18 | 69% |
aCrude reaction mixture ratio based on 31P NMR and 19F NMR; bYield of α-fluorides 11 after isolation.