Tetrahedron Letters

Novel preparation of fluorinated isoindoles and their conversion to fluorinated benzoporphyrins

H Uno, G Masuda, M Tukiji, Y Nishioka, T Iida

Index: Uno, Hidemitsu; Masuda, Go; Tukiji, Marie; Nishioka, Yuiko; Iida, Toshiya Tetrahedron Letters, 2007 , vol. 48, # 42 p. 7512 - 7515

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Abstract

4, 5, 6, 7-Tetrafluoroisoindole and their related compounds were prepared directly from the corresponding phthalonitriles by reduction of a hydride reagent such as DIBAL or catalytic hydrogenation in the presence of an acid. 4, 5, 6, 7-Tetrafluoroisoindole was converted to fluorinated benzoporphyrins.