Catalytic formation of C(sp3)-F bonds via heterogeneous photocatalysis

Tarantino, Giulia and Hammond, Ceri ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9168-7674 2018. Catalytic formation of C(sp3)-F bonds via heterogeneous photocatalysis. ACS Catalysis 8 , pp. 10321-10330. 10.1021/acscatal.8b02844

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Abstract

Due to their chemical, physical and biological properties, fluorinated compounds are widely employed throughout society. Yet, despite their critical importance, current methods of introducing fluorine into compounds suffer from severe drawbacks. For example, several methods are non-catalytic, and employ stoichiometric equivalents of heavy metals. Existing catalytic methods, on the other hand, exhibit poor activity, generality, selectivity, and/or have not been achieved by heterogeneous catalysis, despite the many advantages such an approach would provide. Here we demonstrate how selective C(sp3)-F bond synthesis can be achieved via heterogeneous photocatalysis. Employing TiO2 as photocatalyst and Selectfluor® as mild fluorine donor, effective decarboxylative fluorination of a variety of carboxylic acids can be achieved in very short reaction times. In addition to displaying the highest turnover frequencies of any reported fluorination catalyst to date (up to 1050 h-1), TiO2 also demonstrates excellent levels of durability, and the system is catalytic in the number of photons required i.e. a photon efficiency greater than 1 is observed. These factors, coupled with the generality and mild nature of the reaction system, represent a breakthrough toward the sustainable synthesis of fluorinated compounds.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI)
Additional Information:	This is an open access article published under an ACS AuthorChoice License, which permits copying and redistribution of the article or any adaptations for non-commercial purposes.
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
ISSN:	2155-5435
Funders:	Royal Society
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	4 October 2018
Date of Acceptance:	20 September 2018
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 01:12
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/115525

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