HFIP in Organic Synthesis.

Hashim F Motiwala, Ahlam M Armaly, Jackson G Cacioppo, Thomas C Coombs, Kimberly R K Koehn, Verrill M Norwood, Jeffrey Aubé

Chemical reviews 2022 Aug 10

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1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) is a polar, strongly hydrogen bond-donating solvent that has found numerous uses in organic synthesis due to its ability to stabilize ionic species, transfer protons, and engage in a range of other intermolecular interactions. The use of this solvent has exponentially increased in the past decade and has become a solvent of choice in some areas, such as C-H functionalization chemistry. In this review, following a brief history of HFIP in organic synthesis and an overview of its physical properties, literature examples of organic reactions using HFIP as a solvent or an additive are presented, emphasizing the effect of solvent of each reaction.

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Hashim F Motiwala, Ahlam M Armaly, Jackson G Cacioppo, Thomas C Coombs, Kimberly R K Koehn, Verrill M Norwood, Jeffrey Aubé. HFIP in Organic Synthesis. Chemical reviews. 2022 Aug 10;122(15):12544-12747