Electrophilic fluorination of aromatic compounds

摘要

A process for the electrophilic ring fluorination of aromatic compounds which comprises reacting a fluorinating agent from the group consisting of CF3OF and CF2(OF)2 with an aromatic compound of the formula <IMAGE> where X is selected from the group consisting of <IMAGE> +TR <IMAGE> and <IMAGE> and Y is selected from the group consisting of -H, -CF3, -CN, -NO2, -Cl, and CH3.