@article{MadaniAnghileriHeydenreichetal.2022,
  author    = {Madani, Amiera and Anghileri, Lucia and Heydenreich, Matthias and M{\"o}ller, Heiko Michael and Pieber, Bartholom{\"a}us},
  title     = {Benzylic fluorination induced by a charge-transfer complex with a solvent-dependent selectivity switch},
  series = {Organic letters / publ. by the American Chemical Society},
  volume    = {24},
  journal   = {Organic letters / publ. by the American Chemical Society},
  number    = {29},
  publisher = {American Chemical Society},
  address   = {Washington},
  issn      = {1523-7060},
  doi       = {10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02050},
  pages     = {5376 -- 5380},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {We present a divergent strategy for the fluorination of phenylacetic acid derivatives that is induced by a charge-transfer complex between Selectfluor and 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine. A comprehensive investigation of the conditions revealed a critical role of the solvent on the reaction outcome. In the presence of water, decarboxylative fluorination through a single-electron oxidation is dominant. Non-aqueous conditions result in the clean formation of alpha-fluoro-alpha-arylcarboxylic acids.},
  language  = {en}
}