Department of Chemistry, University Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE U.K.;Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Biosciences Research Centre, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5XQ U.K.
Abstract:
Cleavage of aryl-tin and aryl-mercury derivatives with CF3OF occurs particularly readily and the mercury derivatives give the corresponding arylfluorine compounds in especially high yield.