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Reaction of Dearomatized Heterocycles with Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF 6 ) and the Pentafluorosulfanyl (SF 5 ) Group

Emily K. Burke  and  Alexander William Harrison Speed  

Abstract

A Hantzsch ester, and other dearomatized heterocycles undergo aromatization in the presence of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) upon irradiation with 390 nm LEDs, reducing SF6 and releasing fluoride ion. Two aryl SF5 compounds are reduced under the same conditions. No added photocatalyst is necessary for these transformations.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CC07159C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
16 Dec 2025
Accepted
27 Feb 2026
First published
03 Mar 2026
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted Manuscript

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Reaction of Dearomatized Heterocycles with Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF 6 ) and the Pentafluorosulfanyl (SF 5 ) Group

E. K. Burke and A. W. H. Speed, Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted Manuscript , DOI: 10.1039/D5CC07159C

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