Synthesis 2021; 53(04): 653-665
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1705951
short review

Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Acyl Fluorides

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We thank the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT), OmegaChem, and the Université Laval.


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Abstract

Acyl fluorides are valuable intermediates in organic synthesis. They are increasingly employed in peptide synthesis, in challenging esterification and amidation reactions or in transition-metal-catalyzed transformations. This review summarizes recent advances in their preparation.

1 Introduction

2 Nucleophilic Fluorination

2.1 α-Fluoroamine Reagents

2.2 Sulfur-Based Reagents

2.3 Metal Catalysts

2.4 Phosphorus-Based Reagents

2.5 N,N′-Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide/HF·Pyridine

2.6 Uranium Hexafluoride

2.7 Bromine Trifluoride

3 Radical Fluorination

4 Conclusion



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Eingereicht: 03. September 2020

Angenommen: 28. September 2020

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
27. Oktober 2020

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