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SUBMITTER: Koster JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6328483 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in chemistry 20190104
Alkyl fluorides are generally regarded as chemically inert. However, several literature examples describe the activation of alkyl (sp3)C-F bonds via strong Brønsted or Lewis acids under harsh conditions. We here report that catalytic amounts of the self-assembled resorcinarene capsule are able to activate alkyl (sp3)C-F bonds under mild conditions (40°C, no strong Brønsted or Lewis acid present). Kinetic measurements display a sigmoidal reaction progress after an initial induction period. Contro ...[more]