Oxidative fluorination of alkyl iodides with p-iodotoluene difluoride (4) w
as carried out. In the presence of Et3N-4HF, the fluorination reaction of p
rim-alkyl iodides selectively took place at the iodine position under mild
conditions to give the corresponding alkyl fluorides in good yields. (C) 20
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