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  • Copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl boronic acids using a CF3+ reagent.

Copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl boronic acids using a CF3+ reagent.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2011-03-08)
Jun Xu, Dong-Fen Luo, Bin Xiao, Zhao-Jing Liu, Tian-Jun Gong, Yao Fu, Lei Liu
ABSTRACT

A copper-catalyzed process for trifluoromethylation of aryl, heteroaryl, and vinyl boronic acids has been developed. The reaction is conducted under mild conditions and shows tolerance to moisture and a variety of functional groups.

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5-(Trifluoromethyl)dibenzothiophenium tetrafluoroborate, 97%