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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 14.
Published in final edited form as: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2020 Jul 14;59(38):16651–16660. doi: 10.1002/anie.202006278

Table 1.

Optimization of reaction conditions for hydrofluorination

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Entry Fluorinating reagent Temp./°C Yield/% Z/E
1 A 70 0
2 B 70 0
3 C 70 0
4 D 70 < 5 1 : 5
5 E 70 45 36 : 1
6 F 70 74 > 50 : 1
7 F 70 82[a] (76)[b] > 50 : 1
8 F r.t. < 5 1 : 5
9 HBF4•Et2O r.t. 42[b] 1 : 11
10 HBF4•Et2O 70 0[c]
[a]

LiBF4 (25 mol %) was added as an additive.

[b]

Isolated yield.

[c]

Reaction time: 1 h, with complete conversion of the starting alkyne to tarry materials.