Zach Niemeyer, Justin Salvant University of Utah Lipitor Aryl Fluorination Zach Niemeyer, Justin Salvant University of Utah
Aryl Fluorination Mechanism: Overview: Aryl fluorines are present in two of the top 10 grossing drugs (Lipitor and Reserdal). The C-F bond is uniquely strong and prevents facile metabolism, giving these compounds longer T1/2 in vivo. The generalized mechanism for electrophilic aryl fluorination proceeds through a high valent metal species. Mechanism: Wiki Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balz%E2%80%93Schiemann_reaction
Aryl Fluorination Overview: Aryl fluorines are present in two of the top 10 grossing drugs (Lipitor and Reserdal). The C-F bond is uniquely strong and prevents facile metabolism, giving these compounds longer T1/2 in vivo. The generalized mechanism for electrophilic aryl fluorination proceeds through a high valent metal species. Early Examples Wiki Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balz%E2%80%93Schiemann_reaction
Examples REFERENCES: Tang, P.; Furuya, T.; Ritter, T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 12150-12154. Lee, E.; Kamlet, A.; Powers, D.; Neumann, C.; Boursalian, G.; Furuya, T.; Choi, D.; Hooker, J.; Ritter, T. Science 2011, 639-642
Problems Assuming the catalytic cycle shown, predict the product formed upon the addition of exogenous water: What is the role of NaOTf in the reaction below? (Hint: Ag2O is only partially soluble) References: Tang, P.; Furuya, T.; Ritter, T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 12150-12154.
Contributed by: Zach Niemeyer, Justin Salvant (Undergraduates) University of Utah, 2013