The nucleophilic substitution of alkyl fluorides was achieved in the intramolecular reactions with O- and N-nucleophiles. The intramolecular defluorinative cyclization reaction was influenced by the nature of nucleophiles, the size of the ring to be formed, and the comformational rigidity of the precursors. Intermolecular nucleophilic substitution reactions of alkyl fluorides under similar reac...

Aryldiazo substituents were used in nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions of halogens. The Ph-N=N- group activates ortho fluorine atoms toward alkylthiolation under mild conditions. In contrast, the Me(2)N-C(6)H(4)-N=N- group has virtually no activation effect in nucleophilic aromatic substitution, and serves as a "neutral" mask for the amino group. The Ph-N=N- group was efficiently intr...

Regioselectively brominated BODIPYs were shown to undergo nucleophilic substitution and Sonogashira coupling reactions with a one-pot procedure, yielding diversely substituted fluorophores.