Abstract
In contrast to an earlier report advocating a copper-mediated trifluoromethylation of ortho-iodophenyl triflate, ortho-trifluoromethyl phenyl triflate may be prepared simply by reacting the corresponding phenol with triflic anhydride in the presence of a nucleophilic catalyst and stoichiometric base.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2547-2548 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 17 |
| Early online date | 4 Aug 2004 |
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| Publication status | Published - 7 Sept 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |