Nature chemistry
Selective arylation of atypical C-F bonds in polyfluoroarenes with aryl chlorides.
Zhi Liu, Chaoyu Du, Jie Han, Xiaoliang Yang, Siyu Xia, Kai Liu, Chengjian Zhu, Weipeng Li, Jin Xie
Published: 202510.1038/s41557-025-01962-1
Abstract
Selective activation of specific C-F bonds in polyfluoroarenes represents a challenge in transition metal catalysis. Here we report a photoexcited nickel-catalysed cross-electrophile coupling between polyfluoroarenes and aryl chlorides, achieving hig…
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