Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.137, No.30, 9571-9574, 2015
PyFluor: A Low-Cost, Stable, and Selective Deoxyfluorination Reagent
We report an inexpensive, thermally stable deoxyfluorination reagent that fluorinates a broad range Of alcohols without substantial formation of elimination side products. This combination of selectivity; safety, and economic viability enables,deoxyfluorination on preparatory scale. We employ the [F-18]-labeled reagent in the first example of a no-carrier-added deoxy-radiofluorination: