New and convenient method for incorporation of pentafluorosulfanyl (SF5) substituents into aliphatic organic compounds.
[reaction: see text] Use of Et3B as a catalytic initiator allows the convenient, regiospecific, and highly stereoselective addition of SF5Cl in high yield to a variety of alkenes and alkynes.
Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, USA.
Samia
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Aït-Mohand
William R
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Dolbier