Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Center of Fluorine Chemical Technology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
Abstract:
An unexpected hydrodefluorination of unactivated aliphatic C-F bonds of CF2 derivatives with LiAlH4 at room temperature without any added metal catalyst was reported. Deuterium-labeling experiments suggested that the hydrogens introduced into the products originated from LiAlH4.