Simple one stop shop for difluoromethylation
by
James Urquhart, RSC
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last modified
01-23-12 08:57 AM
Copyright 2012, RSC
Inserting fluorine atoms directly and simply into various organic substrates including heteroaromatic rings is now possible thanks to a user-friendly and scaleable difluoromethylation process developed by US researchers. The find opens the way for adding difluoromethyl (CF2H) groups to drugs and agrochemicals in order to enhance their properties. More...
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2012/January/difluoromethylation-simple-baran.asp
