Fluorinated Alcohol-Promoted Reaction of Chlorohydrocarbons with Diverse Nucleophiles for the Synthesis of Triarylmethanes and Tetraarylmethanes.

This article reports an efficient synthesis of triarylmethanes and tetraarylmethanes from chlorohydrocarbons with miscellaneous nucleophiles in fluorinated alcohols, featuring metal-free, wide substrate scope, excellent functional group tolerance, and mild reaction conditions.