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ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Volume 59, Issue 30, Pages 12268-12281Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201913175
Keywords
electrophiles; fluoromethylating agents; monofluoromethylation; nucleophiles; radical reactions
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- Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich (LMU)
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The introduction of a monofluoromethyl moiety has undoubtedly become a very important area of research in recent years. Owing to the beneficial properties of organofluorine compounds, such as their metabolic stability, the incorporation of the CH2F group as a bioisosteric substitute for various functional groups is an attractive strategy for the discovery of new pharmaceuticals. Furthermore, the monofluoromethyl unit is also widely used in agrochemistry, in pharmaceutical chemistry, and in fine chemicals. The problems associated with climate change and the growing need for environmentally friendly industrial processes mean that alternatives to the frequently used CFC and HFBC fluoromethylating agents (CH2FCl and CH2FBr) are urgently needed and also required by the Montreal Protocol. This has recently prompted many researchers to develop alternative fluoromethylation agents. This Minireview summarizes both the classical and new generation of fluoromethylating agents. Reagents that act via electrophilic, nucleophilic, and radical pathways are discussed, in addition to their precursors.
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