title: The use of fluoride as a leaving group: SN2' displacement of a C-F bond on 3,3-difluoropropenes with organolithium reagents to give direct access to monofluoroalkenes.
authors.affiliation: Canada Research Chair in Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Département de chimie, Université Laval, 1045, avenue de la Médecine, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.
authors.forename: Maxime
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bergeron
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Paquin
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D000498:Allyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D005459:Fluorides / Q000737:chemistry*; D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D008094:Lithium / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C572308:3,3-difluoropropene; D000475:Alkenes; D000498:Allyl Compounds; D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C434823:n-butyllithium; D008094:Lithium; D005459:Fluorides