Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.135, No.33, 12192-12195, 2013
Palladium-Catalyzed Selective Fluorination of o-Carboranes
A Pd(II)-catalyzed direct selective fluorination reaction of carboranes using a F+ reagent has been developed, leading to a series of polyfluorocarboranes in high isolated yields. The mechanism involving electrophilic B-H activation, oxidation of Pd(II) by F+ species, and reductive elimination is proposed.