On the difference in the results of reductive defluorination of pentafluorobenzoic acid by sodium and zinc in liquid ammonia medium

Sergey S. Laev*, Vitalij D. Shteingarts, Isaak I. Bilkis

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Abstract

Under the reduction of pentafluorobenzoic acid in liquid ammonia by sodium the deep defluorination with removal of three or more fluorine atoms has been observed, whereas with zinc only the product of para-defluorination has been obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4655-4658
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume36
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Jun 1995

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