Copper-Mediated Fluorination of Aryl Trisiloxanes with Nucleophilic Fluoride

A method for the nucleophilic fluorination of heptamethyl aryl trisiloxanes to form fluoroarenes is reported. The reaction proceeds in the presence of Cu(OTf)₂ and KHF₂ as the fluoride source under mild conditions for a broad range of heptamethyltrisiloxyarenes with high functional group tolerance. The combination of this method with the silylation of aryl C−H bonds enables the regioselective fluorination of non-activated arenes controlled by steric effects following a two-step protocol. Read more on publisher's site.