title: Room-temperature catalytic hydrodefluorination of C(sp3)-F bonds.
abstract: Room-temperature catalytic hydrodefluorination of the strong C(sp3)-F bonds in benzotrifluorides and fluoropentane is catalyzed by Et3Si[B(C6F5)4] and uses Et3SiH as the source of H. Ar-CF3 compounds are converted to Ar-CH3 and fluropentane to pentane. The reaction is thought to proceed via abstraction of F- by Et3Si[B(C6F5)4], and the substituent effects are consistent with this hypothesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, MS015, 415 South Street, Waltham Massachusetts 02454, USA.
authors.forename: Valerie J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Remle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Celenligil-Cetin
authors.forename: Oleg V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Ozerov