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Reactions of Fluorinated Organic Radicals in Aqueous Media
Author(s) -
BarataVallejo Sebastián,
Postigo Al
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.201101808
Subject(s) - chemistry , radical , aqueous solution , photochemistry , organic chemistry , aqueous medium
Fluorinated radicals in water are shown to enable a useful array of synthetic organic transformations, reflecting these intermediates' distinct behavior in water or aqueous media. The enhanced reactivities of perfluroalkyl radicals in water facilitate their addition reactions to carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom multiple bonds. Activated and unactivated unsaturated substrates are equally reactive candidates for radical perfluoroalkylation reactions in aqueous systems. Parallel behavior of perfluorinated radicals in organic solvents and in water is presented, demonstrating the scope of reactions based on fluorinated radicals in aqueous media, as well as the ease of carbocyclic construction.