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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Synthesis 2025; 57(09): 1517-1541
DOI: 10.1055/a-2412-1398
review

Deoxyfluorination: A Detailed Overview of Recent Developments

Authors

  • Jan Jelen

    a   Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Technology, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
    b   Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Gašper Tavčar

    a   Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Technology, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
    b   Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

The authors would like to thank the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS; ARIS) for financial support of Project N1-0185 (Advanced reagents for (asymmetric) nucleophilic fluorination) and Research Programme P1-0045 (Inorganic Chemistry and Technology).


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Abstract

Fluorine organic compounds have been a predominant force of pharmaceutical chemistry for modern drug design, with an increasing amount of fluorine-containing compounds entering the market. Methodologies for fluorine atom incorporation into organic molecules are still challenging to date and thus represent an important research area. Deoxyfluorination serves as a useful tool for the construction of carbon–fluorine bonds in biologically active molecules by converting a common hydroxyl group into the corresponding fluoride. In this review, we have summarized and categorized deoxyfluorination reaction protocols developed over the last decade (2015–2024) by the structural type of C–O bond deoxyfluorination, including substrates like alcohols, phenols, ketones, aldehydes, and carboxylic acids.

1 Introduction

2 Deoxyfluorination of C(sp3)–O Bonds

2.1 Alcohols

2.2 Alcohol Derivatives

3 Deoxyfluorination of C(sp2)–O Bonds

3.1 Phenols

3.2 Phenol Derivatives

3.3 Aldehydes and Ketones

3.4 Carboxylic Acids

4 Conclusions



Publication History

Received: 09 May 2024

Accepted after revision: 28 August 2024

Accepted Manuscript online:
09 September 2024

Article published online:
08 October 2024

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