Construction of C-F bonds is a direct and efficient method for introducing fluorine into pharmaceuticals,agrochemicals,and materials.Strategies such as nucleophilic,electrophilic,radical,and transition-metal catalyzed...Construction of C-F bonds is a direct and efficient method for introducing fluorine into pharmaceuticals,agrochemicals,and materials.Strategies such as nucleophilic,electrophilic,radical,and transition-metal catalyzed fluorination have been developed to meet the demand of diverse C-F bond formation.Among them,radical fluorination has been witnessed with substantial advancement in a recent decade.Herein,we reviewed methods for formation of C-F bonds with carbon-centered radicals as key intermediates,especially in recent five years.We introduce in the paper with different fluorinating reagents,strategies for radical generation,and application in late-stage functionalization and synthesis of PET tracers.We also indicate the current limitations and propose the direction of the field for the future development.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22301224)Wuhan Science and Technology Project(2023020201020273),and Wuhan University for financial support.We thank Prof.Wen-Bo Liu(Wuhan University)for proof reading.
文摘Construction of C-F bonds is a direct and efficient method for introducing fluorine into pharmaceuticals,agrochemicals,and materials.Strategies such as nucleophilic,electrophilic,radical,and transition-metal catalyzed fluorination have been developed to meet the demand of diverse C-F bond formation.Among them,radical fluorination has been witnessed with substantial advancement in a recent decade.Herein,we reviewed methods for formation of C-F bonds with carbon-centered radicals as key intermediates,especially in recent five years.We introduce in the paper with different fluorinating reagents,strategies for radical generation,and application in late-stage functionalization and synthesis of PET tracers.We also indicate the current limitations and propose the direction of the field for the future development.