Selective fluoroalkylations with fluorinated sulfones, sulfoxides, and sulfides

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 921-930

  Prakash, G K Surya ^a   Hu, Jinbo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; FLUORINE; SULFIDE; SULFONE; SULFOXIDE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY;

ALKYLATION; FLUORINE; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; SULFIDES; SULFONES; SULFOXIDES;

EID: 35948949527     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar700149s     Document Type: Article

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