Free-Radical-Promoted Dehydrogenative Coupling of Polyfluorinated Alcohol with Quinone, Chromone, and Coumarin.
Jingping LiuDan YuYong YangHuichao YouMinzhi SunYaxin WangXu ShenZhong-Quan LiuPublished in: Organic letters (2020)
A free-radical-mediated dehydrogenative cross-coupling reaction of polyfluorinated alcohol with quinone, coumarin, and chromone was developed. It provides a sustainable and practical strategy for installation of fluorine atom into organic molecules by using polyfluorinated alcohols.