@article { ISI:000331343300064, title = {Direct C-F Bond Formation Using Photoredox Catalysis}, journal = {JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY}, volume = {136}, number = {6}, year = {2014}, month = {FEB 12}, pages = {2637-2641}, abstract = {We have developed the first example of a photoredox catalytic method for the formation of carbon-fluorine (C-F) bonds. The mechanism has been studied using transient absorption spectroscopy and involves a key single-electron transfer from the (MLCT)-M-3 (triplet metal-to-ligand charge transfer) state of Ru(bpy)(3)(2+) to Selectfluor. Not only does this represent a new reaction for photoredox catalysis, but the mild reaction conditions and use of visible light also make it a practical improvement over previously developed UV-mediated decarboxylative fluorinations.}, issn = {0002-7863}, doi = {10.1021/ja412083f}, author = {Rueda-Becerril, Montserrat and Mahe, Olivier and Drouin, Myriam and Majewski, Marek B. and West, Julian G. and Wolf, Michael O. and Sammis, Glenn M. and Paquin, Jean-Fran{\c c}ois} }