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In contrast to the results presented in a previous report, the direct conversion of alcohols to alkyl fluorides with triphenylphosphine and potassium fluoride in CCl4/DMF under mild conditions failed.
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This work was supported by a grant from the “Jubiläumsfonds der österreichischen Nationalbank,” Project No. 11979, and the “Mitteln des vom Land Tirol eingerichteten Wissenschaftsfonds,” Project No. UNI-0404/275.
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Rupprich, M., Decristoforo, C. & Matuszczak, B. Practical and general method for the direct synthesis of alkyl fluorides from alcohols under mild conditions: a reinvestigation. Monatsh Chem 140, 405–407 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-008-0041-2
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