Selectfluor

Selectfluor
Names
IUPAC names
1-(chloromethyl)-4-fluoro-1,4-diazo
niabicyclo[2.2.2]octane ditetrafluoroborate
Other names
F-TEDA, N-Chloromethyl-N-fluorotriethylenediammonium bis(tetrafluoroborate)
Identifiers
140681-55-6 Yes
ChemSpider 2007047 
EC number 414-380-4
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PubChem 2724933
Properties
C7H14B2ClF9N2
Molar mass 354.26 g/mol
Appearance colourless solid
Melting point 234
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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1-Chloromethyl-4-fluoro-1,4-diazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bis(tetrafluoroborate) or Selectfluor, a trademark of Air Products and Chemicals, is a reagent in chemistry that is used as a fluorine donor. This compound is a derivative of the heterocycle DABCO . This colourless salt was first described in 1992[1] and has since been commercialized for use in organofluorine chemistry for electrophilic fluorination.

Preparation

Selectfluor is synthesized by the N-alkylation of diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) with dichloromethane, followed by ion exchange with sodium tetrafluoroborate (replacing the chloride counterion for the tetrafluoroborate). Finally, this salt is treated with elemental fluorine and sodium tetrafluoroborate:[1]

Applications

The conventional source of "electrophilic fluorine," i.e. the equivalent to the superelectrophile F+, is gaseous fluorine, which requires specialised equipment for manipulation. Selectfluor reagent is a salt, the use of which requires only routine procedures. Like F2, the salt delivers the equivalent of F+. It is mainly used in the synthesis of organofluorine compounds:[2][3][4][5]

Specialized applications

Selectfluor reagent also serves as a strong oxidant, a property that is useful in other reactions in organic chemistry. Oxidation of alcohols and phenols. As applied to electrophilic iodination, Selectfluor reagent activates the I2 bond.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Banks, R. Eric; Mohialdin-Khaffaf, Suad N.; Lal, G. Sankar; Sharif, Iqbal; Syvret, Robert G. (1992). "1-Alkyl-4-fluoro-1,4-diazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane salts: a novel family of electrophilic fluorinating agents". Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications (8): 595. doi:10.1039/C39920000595.
  2. ↑ Banks, R. Eric; Besheesh, Mohamed K.; Mohialdin-Khaffaf, Suad N.; Sharif, Iqbal (1996). "N-Halogeno compounds. Part 18. 1-Alkyl-4-fluoro-1,4-diazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane salts: user-friendly site-selective electrophilic fluorinating agents of the N-fluoroammonium class". Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin 1: 2069–2076. doi:10.1039/P19960002069.
  3. ↑ Manral, Laxmi (2006). "Selectfluor (F-TEDA-BF4) C7H14B2ClF9N2". Synlett (5): 0807. doi:10.1055/s-2006-933124.
  4. ↑ Stojan Stavbera and Marko Zupana (2005). "Selectfluortm F-TEDA-BF4 As a Versatile Mediator or Catalyst in Organic Chemistry" (PDF). Acta Chim. Slov. 52: 13–26.
  5. ↑ Singh, R.P.; Shreeve, J. M. (2004). "Recent Highlights in Electrophilic Fluorination with 1-Chloromethyl-4-Fluoro-1,4-Diazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]Octane Bis(Tetrafluoroborate)". Acc. Chem. Res. 37 (1): 31–44. doi:10.1021/ar030043v. PMID 14730992.

Other References

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