Although aryl triflates are essential building blocks in organic synthesis, the applications as aryl radical precursors are limited. Here, the authors report an organomediated electrochemical strategy for the generation of aryl radicals from aryl triflates, providing a method for the synthesis of aryl sulfonyl fluorides from feedstock phenol derivatives under very mild conditions.
- Xianqiang Kong
- Yiyi Chen
- Zhong-Yan Cao
