Allylic fluorides are ubiquitous scaffolds in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, materials chemistry, and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. Recently, it has been shown that transition metal complexes can catalyze the formation of allylic carbon-fluoride bonds. This dissertation describes the development of a new procedure for the synthesis of enantioenriched allylic fluorides utilizing an iridium complex as the catalyst. A detailed study using both computational and laboratory experiments was conducted leading to insights about this unique mechanism of the iridium-catalyzed allylic fluorination reaction. Additionally, the allylic fluorination methodology was translated for the production of allylic [18F]fluorides for potential use as radiotracers for qualitative and quantitative assessment of disease state.
Radiochemistry Catalysis Fluorination Iridium PET Transition metal
Details
Title: Subtitle
Iridium-catalyzed allylic fluorination: Scope, mechanism, and application
Creators
Jason Craig Mixdorf
Contributors
Hien M Nguyen (Advisor)
David W Dick (Committee Member)
Scott R Daly (Committee Member)
James B Gloer (Committee Member)
David Martin (Committee Member)
Christopher F Pigge (Committee Member)
Resource Type
Dissertation
Degree Awarded
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Iowa
Degree in
Chemistry
Date degree season
Autumn 2019
Publisher
University of Iowa
DOI
10.17077/etd.005236
Number of pages
xxx, 621 pages
Copyright
Copyright 2019 Jason Craig Mixdorf
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Language
English
Description illustrations
illustrations (some color)
Description bibliographic
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-372)